Archive for the ‘Healthcare Reform’ Category

Run, Don’t Walk

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Urgency is the name of the game.  From Politico, President Obama: ‘Last chance’ for health reform

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Squeeze Play

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Divide and conquer, one amendment vote at a time:  GOP Woos Health Bill Moderates

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Senate Vote On Abortion Funding Amendment Today

Monday, December 7th, 2009

There may be a vote on the abortion-funding amendment in the Senate health care reform debate today.  If you have strong feelings about whether your tax dollars go to funding abortion, today is a good opportunity to get your view on the record with  Senator Lugar and Senator Bayh.  A simple “I am opposed to tax-payer funded abortion in any health care reform bill” will do.

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Senate Dems Vote To Ration Medicare Home Health Care

Monday, December 7th, 2009

From the New York Times, Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts:

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How To Create And Save Health Insurance

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Here’s a confidence-booster.  The Senate is looking at a compromise measure to get over the public option hurdle in their debate on health care reform legislation.  Their bright idea?  Put the agency responsible for Recovery.gov and for tracking “jobs created or saved” by the stimulus fiasco, the Office of Personnel Management, in charge, according to the Wall Street Journal:

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Not All MDs On Board

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Guess the AMA forgot to talk to surgeons before it endorsed current legislation:  Surgeons Oppose Government TakeOver Of Health Care

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And It’s Just The Beginning

Monday, November 30th, 2009

A list of proposed taxes in both the Senate and House health care reform bills from Human Events:

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Just The Beginning

Friday, November 27th, 2009

From the Heritage Foundation, an initial analysis of what current health care reform legislation accomplishes:

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Joe Wilson Was Right

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Somebody lied.    From the Heritage Foundation, Providing Health Care for Illegal Immigrants: Understanding the House Health Care Bill

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Bayh: There Will Be A Public Option

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Now we know where Senator Bayh stands:  Bayh “Said There Will Be A Public Option In The Final Bill.”

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