Tag Archives: Healthcare Reform

Fact Checking the Health Care Summit

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Featheriver

Here is a summary of FactCheck’s assessment of yesterday’s White House Healthcare Summit: Senator Lamar Alexander said premiums will go up for “millions” under the Senate bill and president’s plan, while President Barack Obama said families buying the same coverage … Continue reading →

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I like the idea of live TV about health care

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Featheriver

Whatever comes out of the White House Summit on Health Care Reform the fact that we can watch, live, on TV the discussion is a good thing.Gives us all the chance to watch the elected officials actually work. I am … Continue reading →

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Single Payer National Health Insurance

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Featheriver

While the White House Health Care Summit is taking place I want to remind readers what the Physicians for a National Health Program have to say. They advocate a single-payer national health insurance system. Single-payer national health insurance is a … Continue reading →

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7 Dem Senators dragging feet on health care reform

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Featheriver

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that the president did not believe the public option had the votes to pass the Senate even through reconciliation. It was, not surprisingly, not included in the president’s final bill. … Continue reading →

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Putting Americans In Control of Their Health Care

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Featheriver

That is the headline of President Barack Obama’s health care plan. It was posted online sometime today and you can read it all here. I haven’t read it all just yet. But wanted to get it up so everyone has … Continue reading →

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Resurrection of Health Care Reform

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Featheriver

Health Care Reform has been resurrected like Lazarus from the grave. I suspect Anthem Blue Cross’s raising of health insurance premiums up to as much as 39% has been the catalyst. The Daily Beast today displays the following: The televised … Continue reading →

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Health Care Forum will be live on C-SPAN

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Featheriver

Well, whoopee! President Barack Obama will summon anxious Democrats and aloof Republicans to a White House summit Thursday – live on C-SPAN and perhaps cable – and gambles that he can save his embattled health care overhaul by the power … Continue reading →

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Anthem Blue Cross may have stepped in it with rate increase

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Featheriver

California’s largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, is expected to raise premiums by 30 to 39 percent on an unknown number of its 800,000 members. The announcement isn’t sitting well with a wide range of people — from government … Continue reading →

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Nebraska favored over Nevada?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Featheriver

Politics and Senators. There is a tiny clause tucked into a 383-page Manager’s Amendment to the Senate health care reform bill. You can read it on page 98. It relates to money that states will have to pick up with … Continue reading →

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Is Health Reform Bill Constitutional?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Featheriver

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) filed a constitutional point of order against the legislation Tuesday, arguing that the mandate that all U.S. residents purchase health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional. [California Healthline] Ensign said that the federal government does … Continue reading →

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