Posted April 10th, 2010 by admin
The health care reform bills being debated in Congress threaten to shut out millions of immigrants. But Congress’ exclusionary policies toward immigrants will not simply leave immigrants worse off. They will inevitably jeopardize the nation’s economy and the health of all of us.
President Obama has prioritized health care reform to ensure that millions of Americans have a fair, affordable and efficient health care Read the rest of this entry »
Posted April 3rd, 2010 by admin
JANUARY 22, 2010
This Week in Health Care Reform
After months of public debate and private negotiations, health care reform discussions stalled following Tuesday’s Senate vote in Massachusetts. The Democratic Senate lost its 60th vote supermajority when Republican Scott Brown was elected to the United States Senate in the Massachusetts special election.
Health Care Reform Negotiations Post-Massa Read the rest of this entry »
Posted February 15th, 2010 by admin
Week of March 15, 2010
The White House last week continued to rail against rising health insurance premiums to help build popular support for his health care reform package. But the effort to focus the blame for rising costs on insurers was Read the rest of this entry »
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by admin
MARCH 26, 2010
This Week in Health Care Reform
Health care reform legislation passed the House this week on a party-line vote. Late Sunday night, House Democrats approved the Senate health care reform package, sending the legislation to President Obama for his signature. On Tuesday, President Obama signed the underlying bill into law, yet the House has yet to finalize the package of “fixes” that wi Read the rest of this entry »
Posted July 30th, 2009 by admin
President Obama’s Health Insurance Bill
President Obama Releases New Health Care Proposal in Time for Health Summit: On Monday February 22, 2010, White House officials unveiled a new Read the rest of this entry »
Posted July 7th, 2009 by admin
Federal
Owing to multiple blizzards in Washington, Congress started its President’s Day recess a full week early and conducted no official business last week. However, there was some legislative drama as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the rug out from under Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus by scrapping the Baucus jobs bill (without warning), which contained many health insurance items, and replacing it Read the rest of this entry »