11/4 Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical News Today

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical News Today Individual, Employer Mandates Prove Thorny Topics For Lawmakers November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am When President Clinton proposed requiring all Americans to buy insurance in the early 1990s, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office called it "an unprecedented form of federal action," adding that "[t]he government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States," the Los Angeles Times reports. Senate, House Split Over Taxes To Pay For Health Overhaul November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am A health care overhaul that would expand health insurance coverage to millions isn't free, and in addition to proposed cuts, bills would raise revenue with taxes and fees. "The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead," the A Return To The Doctor's House Call May Aid Health Care Reform November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am Dr. Peter Boling provides house calls for some of Richmond's oldest and sickest patients as a geriatrician and head of general medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. Washington Post Examines How Altman 'Revitalized' The Kaiser Family Foundation Mission November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am The Washington Post: "Drew Altman landed at the Kaiser Family Foundation in 1990 with a huge mandate: Rebuild the sleepy grant-making organization, shake up its staff, and revitalize its mission. With State Budgets Tight, Services Are Cut; Kansas Looks To Avoid Mandates November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am California cut program budgets aimed at providing care for the poor while in Wyoming, the programs themselves are forced to close their doors because of a funding shortfall. In Kansas, lawmakers are examining - ahead of final consideration of health care reform in Congress - how they can shield themselves from health care mandates to carry insurance. The Modesto (Calif. Today's Opinions And Editorials November 3, 2009 at 8:00 am Take This Conservative Argument Seriously Kaiser Health News When conservatives scream about socialized medicine and death panels, you should tune them out. But lately conservatives have been making an argument you should hear. USA Today Editorial, Rep. Stupak Opinion Piece Differ On Abortion Language In Reform Bill November 3, 2009 at 7:00 am USA Today on Monday included an editorial opposing Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) efforts to introduce an amendment imposing additional restrictions on abortion coverage under the House health care reform bill (HR 3962). Stupak wrote an opposing opinion piece. Summaries appear below.  CBO: Few Americans Would Sign Up For Public Health Insurance Plan November 3, 2009 at 7:00 am The New York Times: "More and more, the Great Health Care Debate of 2009 is a numbers game. And the longer the debate goes on, the squishier the numbers seem to get. For months, many leading Democrats, including President Obama, have pushed for the creation of a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers. States Will Implement Many Health Reform Initiatives November 3, 2009 at 7:00 am "The debate over whether to let states opt out of any government-run health insurance plan overlooks a key facet of the health-care measures being assembled in Congress: When Washington is done, the shape of any new health-care system is likely to be finalized in Lansing and Boise and Baton Rouge," The Washington Post reports. Catholic Bishops Urge Parishioners To Oppose Health Reform Over Abortion Language November 3, 2009 at 6:00 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging priests to speak out against health reform because of the church's opposition to legislative language on abortion, WIBW/CNN reports (WIBW/CNN, 10/30). Obama's Health Reform Political Maneuvers May Prove Successful November 3, 2009 at 6:00 am "After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic leaders, President Obama's arms-length strategy on health care appears to be paying dividends, with the House and the Senate poised to take up legislation to insure nearly all Americans," The New York Times reports. GOP Is Preparing Its Strategy, Version Of Health Overhaul Legislation November 3, 2009 at 6:00 am The Republican Party is set to reveal an alternative health care reform bill to the Democratic ones in Congress just as the House prepares to take up Democratic legislation. The Wall Street Journal reports that House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio said the G.O.P. NAMI Applauds Initial Review Of The Affordable Health Care Of America Act And Health Care Reform November 3, 2009 at 6:00 am On Thursday this week, House Democratic leaders presented a new health care overhaul bill that melds legislation passed by three committees over the summer and makes a series of changes to accommodate lawmakers' concerns. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees, Finance and Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP). Insurers, Other Interest Groups Prepare For Final Health Reform Votes November 3, 2009 at 6:00 am Insurance companies are arguing that the health reform legislation progressing in Congress would increase premium costs for many Americans. Meanwhile, some of the coalitions have begun to splinter. An analysis by WellPoint suggests that a "couple in their 60s in less-than perfect health could see their" premiums decrease, while "a 25-year-old healthy man" could see just the opposite, Abortion Coverage Splits House Democrats As Health Reform Heads To Floor November 3, 2009 at 5:00 am The issue of abortion coverage in the House health care reform bill (HR 3962) continues to divide Democrats as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) prepares to move the bill to the floor, CQ Today reports. Public Option Might Be Only A Minor Player In Changing Health Care November 3, 2009 at 5:00 am Kaiser Health News staff writers Eric Pianin, Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby combine efforts to provide this analysis of the reach of the public option in terms of its potential impact on the health care system. House Democratic Leaders Pushing For Vote On Health Reform November 3, 2009 at 5:00 am Speaker Nancy Pelosi could hold a vote on the final House of Representatives health care reform legislation this week. The Hill: The likely day for a vote is Thursday, because this would allow Pelosi to keep her pledge to allow members three days to study the final legislation.   This email was sent to zackmania84@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.