Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System (Jones and Bartlett Series in Health Sciences)
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Health care reform bill H.R. 3962 passes the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 to 215. Among Republicans, only Anh "Joseph" Cao votes for the bill. As always, the actual shape of the bill remains shrouded in moment-to-moment mystery. The San Francisco Chronicle 's Carolyn Lochhead notes that moderates have succeeded in "untethering [the so-called public option] from Medicare."...
Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Hooray. The House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act ( HR 3962 ) late Saturday night. The Center supported the bill ( More ). The bill proposes to spend $1.055 trillion to add 36 million Americans to the insurance rolls, largely paid for with a 5.4% surtax on the top 0.3% of earners and cutting Medicare Advantage programs. It would create an exchange where small businesses and the uninsured...
BennyHollywood (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday, advancing legislation that the Democrats said could be their defining social policy achievement. After a daylong clash with Republicans over what has been a Democratic goal for decades, lawmakers voted 220 to 215 to approve a plan that...
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all...
culturekitchen (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Hot off the Congressional record , here are the names of the 65 democrats who thought it made sense to throw women under the proverbial Health Care Reform bus for the sake of getting the bill into conference. These Democrats voted for the Stupak-Pitts amendment which would : Prohibit individuals who receive the affordability tax credits from purchasing a private insurance plan that covers abortion,...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The biggest overhaul of America's medical system since Medicare neared a major advance Saturday night, as the House appeared set to pass its health reform bill with a controversial amendment to restrict coverage of abortion.
U.S. Politics and the World (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
wow wow wubbzy posted a reply: It is not the federal government that requires you to have auto insurance. It is the individual states that may require it. Not every state in the US requires auto insurance. You can be "self insured" . The speed limit is not controlled by the federal government. However the federal government strong armed the states and said if you don't lower the speed limit...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) took the floor minutes ago and gave one of the best talks of his young career urging House members not to socialize the nation’s health care system. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) says the Pelosi plan will cost the nation $3 Trillion (at least). Heritage says it will cost $2.4 Trillion. Rep. [...]
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congressman Harry Teague (NM-02) released a statement yesterday afternoon explaining that he will be voting against H.R. 3962, the House health insurance reform bill and laying out the reasons for his decision. Rep. Teague said: “Let me be clear, I...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
"Americans' opinion of the health care proposals now before Congress is eerily similar to public sentiment about the Clinton health reform initiatives in 1994, according to an analysis published online yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine - and that may not bode well for Democrats,"
The Blue Voice (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Just a short time ago, the US House of Representatives passed their version of the health care bill. From the NY Times , " Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House "... WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday, advancing legislation that the Democrats said could be their...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
After a daylong clash with Republicans over a proposal that has been a Democratic goal for years, lawmakers voted to approve the $1.1 trillion, 10-year-plan that Democrats said would provide relief to Americans struggling to buy or hold on to health insurance.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come...
Chlorinated Liberty (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
For the first time in the history of our Republic - on a vote of 220-215 Congress has said that to maintain your liberty as a citizen you will be required to purchase something which has been approved by that very government. What kind of freedom is that? The Health Care bill which just passed the House of Representatives requires all citizens to purchase health insurance o r face upwards fines and...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
AARP Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the United States House of Representatives passed by a vote of 220-2...
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ifp | 05/11/2009
An historic agreement has been reached to control the fees of French hospital consultants, but it is by no means certain patients will benefit from the deal. Most doctors and consultants in France are self-employed professionals who receive fees on the basis of the treatment they provide to each patient. The fees they are able to charge for each type of treatment are set by the government. Some of
ifp | 04/08/2009
Many of you still seem unclear about the rules governing access to health care for EU early retirees to France, notably on termination of employment or business. Just to recap on the starting point. If you are under the age of retirement, and you have a satisfactory national insurance payment record from your home EU country, then you are entitled to up to 2.5 years of health cover, provided through
ifp | 16/07/2009
What are the rules and procedures on the use of the European Health Insurance card for visitors to France and expat residents in France? In 2004 the EHIC replaced the familiar E111 form for travel into Europe. For those from the UK the EHIC is valid for five years. Every member of the family traveling with you will need their own card. It is obtainable by phone or via the internet. You should receive...
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