by Bill Scher | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Rahm Talks Up Plan To Delay Public Plan Option WH Chief of Staff expresses openness to "trigger" compromise. WSJ: "'The goal is to have a means and a mechanism to keep the private insurers honest,' he said in an interview. 'The goal is non-negotiable; the path is'...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 6, 2009 | Blog, Economy
The Great Recession has shoved state governments over the fiscal edge. But what brought states to that edge in the first place? On July 1 last week, in state capitals across the United States, a new fiscal year began — amid nearly unprecedented fiscal chaos. In...
by Bill Scher | Jul 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Crunch Time For Health Care Fight W. Post: "For the next five weeks, Congress will attempt the daunting feat of turning a mishmash of half-written proposals into health-care reform legislation that can pass the House and the Senate before the August recess." Sen....
by Alex Lawson | Jul 4, 2009 | Blog
A report done for Health Care for America Now A recent Milliman, Inc. analysis on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) argues that Medicare doesn’t pay hospitals enough, causing private payers to pay well above costs to keep hospitals solvent. This is...
by Alex Lawson | Jul 3, 2009 | Blog
***HEALTHCARE FOR ALL INFORMATION PROJECT***Sign up to receive our Health Care Information Project by email. Check the box next to Health Care for All --------------------------------------------- http://www.ourfuture.org/healthcare Contents: 1. CBO-KAY! Senate...
