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December 7, 2009

Senate Vote On Abortion Funding Amendment Today

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 2:32 pm

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

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 12:57 pm

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

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How To Create And Save Health Insurance

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 12:31 pm

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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October 5, 2009

Assault On Private Health Insurance Industry

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 10:28 am

The Baucus Senate bill isn’t aimed at making health care affordable for everybody, it’s an all-out assault on the private market, according to Real Clear Politics:  Destroying Private Health Insurance

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October 3, 2009

The Baucus Health Care Reform Bill

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 3:15 pm

In PDF form.

September 29, 2009

Bread and Circuses In Nevada

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 3:05 pm

The Baucus bill greatly increases the Medicaid burden on states.  But don’t worry if you live in Nevada.  Your Senator is looking out for you.  From the New York Times, Majority Leader Protects Home State

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The Baucus Tax Everybody Bill

Filed under: Fiscal Irresponsibility — Tags: , , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 2:39 pm

One example from the Foundry, Morning Bell: What The Baucus Bill Will Cost You

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September 28, 2009

Baucus Bill Mother Of All Unfunded Mandates

Filed under: Fiscal Irresponsibility — Tags: , , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 1:11 pm

From the Wall Street Journal, Max’s Mad Mandate

The more we inspect Max Baucus’s health-care bill, the worse it looks. Today’s howler: One reason it allegedly “pays for itself” over 10 years is because it would break all 50 state budgets by permanently expanding Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for the poor.

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September 25, 2009

Don’t Buy Health Insurance, Go To Jail

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 5:01 pm

In Senator Max Baucus’s health care reform bill is a provision that mandates individuals to buy health insurance or face a fine.  The fine was $3800, now reduced to $1900.  The President has insisted that this is not a tax. From Politico, Flout the mandate penalty? Face the IRS

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Consequences, Schmonsequences

Filed under: Healthcare Reform — Tags: , , — Northwest Indiana Patriots @ 12:31 pm

Accountability?  We don’t need no stinkin’ accountability.   From the Foundry, Obamacare Puts Transparency and Accountability on Death Bed

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