by Bill Scher | Jul 8, 2009 | Blog
Yesterday, health care watchers tried to read the tea leaves after White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel expressed willingness to compromise on a public plan option via a "trigger" that would indefinitely delay its creation, followed by a
by Bill Scher | Jul 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Congressional Dems Push Back on Baucus, Rahm Baucus gets blowback from fellow Senate Dems. Bloomberg: "Senate Democratic leaders are pressing Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus to reconsider a plan to tax employer-provided health benefits because they say it would...
by Bill Scher | Jul 7, 2009 | Blog
Much of the talk (including my own) concerning prospects for a Senate clean energy and climate protection bill has been focused on the
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 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....
