Something I have been meaning to do is figure up the cost impact of health care for people with diabetics. Most insurance policies don’t cover diabetic testing supplies. That gives diabetics an extra $100-$120 expense every month. I want to take a minute and figure up what premiums plus average out of pocket expenses would […]
Given the very narrow margins that the House passed their version of the health care bill, it appears that one of the key Senate changes could end up meaning doom for the legislation: One thing is clear: Unless Sen. Harry Reid and President Barack Obama back down on the excise tax in the health reform […]
Paul Kirk, the interim replacement for the late Ted Kennedy, has sworn to “absolutely” vote for health care reform. It looks like he could get that chance: The U.S. Senate ultimately will schedule the swearing-in of Kirk’s successor, but not until the state certifies the election. Today, a spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth William […]
When I say President Obama is becoming more like Bush I am generally referring to things like these flip-flops we are seeing all to often. The latest one involves the “cadillac plan” tax on health care: President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they’ll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end […]
By the time the House and Senate get back in session and get their differences hammered out, we might not have 60 votes for the bill to pass: Playing it cautious, the Cook Political Report moves the U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts from the Solid Democratic column to the Lean Democratic column. “At this […]
I’m sure some will point to this as an indicator that we don’t need health care reform: Spending on health care slowed in 2008, according to a government report released Tuesday. In fact, health spending grew more slowly than at any time in at least a half century. [SNIP] “National health spending growth slowed in […]
If you are in D.C. and interested in the open government directive President Obama has put forward, as well as one of the key technologies pushing it, Drupal (same technology powering IntoxiNation), then this might be of interest to you: How to Achieve the Open Government Directive Requirements Using Open Source Drupal Willard Intercontinental Washington […]
This is a very bad idea: (from TNR) According to a pair of senior Capitol Hill staffers, one from each chamber, House and Senate Democrats are “almost certain” to negotiate informally rather than convene a formal conference committee. Doing so would allow Democrats to avoid a series of procedural steps–not least among them, a series […]
Another reason why President Obama shouldn’t have done this deal with big phrama – they are cheaters: “The states are the next battle,” said Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for the liberal advocacy group Health Care for America Now, “and the insurers and health care industry are primed up and ready to go. The industry […]