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The Tragic Sense of Health Insurance Reform
19 hours ago ago from Balkinization
It looks like there are now 60 votes behind the "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" , and the set of amendments to it released today. For the sake of this post, I will assume that this Senate bill will basically be the template for health insurance reform. Given all the twists and turns of this debate, I'm sure there still will be some important changes (even though holdout Sen. Ben Nelson has been promised a "limited ...
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18 hours ago ago from Obama Social Network
At approximately 4:00 P.M. this afternoon, Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on his manager's amendment to the Senate health reform bill. Folks, we are nearing the finish line. Today's events mark a crucial first step towards having an up-or-down vote in the Senate on health insurance reform. After months of back and forth in committee and weeks of debate on the floor, this morning Senator Reid filed a motion to end debate and ...
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4 hours ago ago from The Long Goodbye
Jonathan Cohn on the Senate's progress on a final health care reform bill, The Starter Home But let’s not kid ourselves: If and when a bill goes to President Obama for signing, it’s not going to look radically different than the measure Reid put forth today. Ben Nelson, the sixtieth vote, made that clear when he warned that he was prepared to change his vote if the bill came back from conference looking radically different. That's ...
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6 hours ago ago from Waveland Watchers
Posted: 19 Dec 2009 Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson agreed to support a bid to cut off a Republican-led filibuster on health care, The last Democratic holdout's Saturday morning decision should allow the bill to proceed to final passage, probably Wednesday or Thursday. His statement Saturday morning: “Change is never easy but change is what is needed in America today. I will vote for health care reform because it will deliver relief ...
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22 hours ago ago from health
A Senate compromise toughening abortion restrictions drew criticism from activists on both sides of the issue Saturday, prolonging rather than settling the controversy as Democrats try and complete work on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. See the rest here: Abortion coverage battle on health bill continues (AP via Yahoo! News)
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14 hours ago ago from U.S. News
What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans As Congress gets closer to a final health care bill, many Americans want to know: What's in it for me? The answer is: It depends. On your age and household income. Whether you own a business and whether it's big or small. Whether you're insured now and who provides that insurance. In the end, it will depend on how House and Senate negotiators will merge the proposals, and how their vision ...
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4 hours ago ago from NPR
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18 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON Thirty million people without health insurance stand to gain coverage under a deal announced on Saturday by Senate Democrats. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, guided the legislation. A blog from The New York Times that tracks the health care debate as it unfolds. More Health Care Overhaul News Health Care Conversations Share your thoughts about the ...
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5 hours ago ago from BloggingStocks
Senator Ben Nelson, who had been holding out on voting for health care, finally agreed to go along and vote yes . Nelson, a right-to-life supporter, gained some concessions to limit the availability of abortions in insurance sold in newly created exchanges. Of course he was paid off. He got tens of millions of dollars in federal Medicaid funds for his home state. He also noted that he had fended off attempts to provide for government-run ...
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22 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
The Senate Democratic caucus is unified following a Saturday meeting and poised to pass a much-weakened health care reform proposal before Christmas day. "The mood was great," said Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of the party gathering earlier Saturday. "It was a very, very good mood, even [among] those of us who have disappointments about what is and isn't in." Though it's far from what progressives and, according to surveys, most voters ...
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