Archive | May, 2012

Obama To Propose Spending Freeze On Many Domestic Programs

President Obama during his State of the Union speech on Wednesday is expected to propose a three-year freeze on federal funding for a range of domestic programs, administration officials announced on Monday, the New York Times reports…

Today’s Opinions And Editorials

Don’t Give Up Now The New York Times Health care reform is too important to throw away, and it is not too late to persuade voters that it is in their interest (1/25). Doomsayers Take Note: Voters Still Deserve Reform The Boston Globe If Democrats use the Massachusetts election to abandon health reform, they won’t be following the people’s mandate – they’ll be defying it…

Number Of Americans In Excellent Or Good Health Has Declined

The New York Times reports on health in the U.S. “The percentage of people who reported having excellent or very good health declined to 66.6 percent in the 2009 period, from 69.1 percent in 1998. Americans report that they have been exercising more. Nevertheless, more than a quarter were obese in 2009 (with a body mass index of 30 or more), up from 19.5 percent in 1997…

Health Companies Adapt To Diminished Likelihood Of Health Reform

Some health executives are still calling for reform in the wake of Scott Brown’s upset in the Massachusetts Senate race last week that undermined Democratic efforts to advance health reform, The (Richmond) Virginian-Pilot reports…

Obama Acknowledges Mistakes In Health Overhaul Politics And Processes

President Barack Obama acknowledged Monday in an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer that mistakes were made in the health reform debate, among the biggest “was the confusing way in which the health bill was shaped…

Budget Realities Are Rippling Through States’ Health Institutions

The (Raleigh, N.C.) News-Observer: “The state’s drug assistance program for HIV patients has been capped at its current enrollment, with budget cuts hitting at the same time more people need help, state officials said Monday.” Because patients with HIV are more likely to spread the virus when not on medications, public health officials are worried about denying medications (Avery, 1/26)…

GOP Lawmaker Set To Release Health Care ‘Declaration’

Republicans are seeking consensus on health care now that Democrats can no longer go it alone, having lost their filibuster-proof 60-vote Senate majority, NPR reports. Senior Republicans are “shopping around” policy ideas they say everyone could agree with “off the bat,” including a cap on certain malpractice damages and allowing insurers to sell plans across state lines…

Democratic Leaders Still Pondering Reconciliation Pros And Cons For Health Bill

Congressional Democrats are facing a critical decision about whether to use the procedural maneuver known as budget reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill, The New York Times reports. Democrats could push the measure through the Senate with a simple majority vote but could trigger “a political backlash…

Obama, Dems Consider Budget Reconciliation To Pass Health Reform

President Obama and congressional Democrats are facing a decision on whether to use budget reconciliation to push health care reform legislation through Congress after the loss of their 60-member supermajority in the Senate, the New York Times reports. The procedural maneuver involves complex rules that could make it difficult to include all the provisions needed to pass the bill…

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