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AP sources: Dems reach deal to drop gov’t-run plan
1 day ago ago from Healthcare Freedom
From the Associated Press : After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. In its place, officials said Democrats had tentatively settled on a private insurance ...
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This week focused on the unveiling of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) proposed health care reform legislation. House and Senate Negotiations Reid Unveils Senate Bill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his version of health care reform legislation on Wednesday night after receiving cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). With a price tag of $849 billion over ten years, the bill will reduce the ...
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1 day ago ago from Philadelphia Front Page News (FPN)
Obama, other Dems praise new health compromise From left, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. take part in a Health Care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise to expand the ...
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5 hours ago ago from RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation
Republicans are taking every chance they get to paint Democrats' proposed policies -- any of them, but especially health care -- as job-killing measures. And recent polling shows the tactic could be paying off. With 10 percent unemployment in the country, even President Obama's meeting with a bipartisan, bicameral group of congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House did little to bridge the divide among the parties on how best to ...
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After a long Thanksgiving break, Congress, and specifically the Senate is back to work on Health Care Legislation which is wrapped in a visage of “health care reform.” The trillion dollar question at hand is whether their actions represent a positive direction for America. If their actions create an environment of reduced costs, innovative solutions, and greater overall coverage, then they may be on to something. I have very low ...
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Unions pressure Democrats on health insurance tax
59 minutes ago ago from PopEater
WASHINGTON -Unions leaders, among the most passionate backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, pressed Democratic senators Thursday to drop a tax on high-value insurance plans to pay for remaking the nation's system. As the Senate entered its 11th straight day of debate on the sweeping legislation, members of several labor unions denounced the proposed tax on so-called "Cadillac plans," arguing it wouldn't just hit CEOs but ...
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On the very morning Senate Democrats claim to have reached a "broad agreement" on a health care bill that will allow Americans over age 55 to "buy" into Medicare, a new Quinnipiac poll shows just how little support the Senate efforts inspire among the American people. Voters oppose the bill by 52% to 38%, and President Obama's handling of health care gets even more of a thumbs down, with 56% of those surveyed registering disapproval. By ...
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20 hours ago ago from Good News Now
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and union leaders and workers will hold a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m., on the devastating effects of taxing health care plans now included in the Senate bill. This tax would actually affect average plans covering millions of middle class and working families; these families would face benefit cuts and higher costs as employers seek to avoid the tax. ...
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