Washington Post House Willing to Kill Health Insurance Public Option eMaxHealth A primary point of contention between the Senate and … …
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C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb sent the following letter to House and Senate leaders offering to televise “all important negotiations, including any conference committee meetings” relating to the chambers’ competing versions of health insurance … …
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House Democrats aren’t optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate. …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently saw it that way. The House bill specifically subjects the health insurance industry to antitrust law, stripping it of any perceived exemption. Not so with the Senate Finance Committee chaired by … …
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House Democrats aren’t optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate. …
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If you work for a company, however, you may not have to buy your insurance directly, because both the House and the Senate place new responsibilities on employers, and in some cases offer them financial incentives to begin offering … …
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Advocates for real reform support the House bill. Insurance companies like the Senate bill. Drug makers are pretty happy with the Senate bill, too. I have to say, I never expected insurers and Pharma to be the beneficiaries of Obama’s … …
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The House exchange wouldn’t be able to supersede stronger state regulations on insurance, and states could set up their own exchanges if they chose, as long as they satisfied federal standards. By contrast, the Senate bill has the … …
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Dec. 23–WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., remarked this week that when the history of the US Senate is written, the climactic vote on Christmas Eve to overhaul America’s health insurance system will be part of the story. …
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There is concern that the House will not be able to pass the Senate’s version of health care reform without some tinkering. A public option for insurance coverage may not be re-inserted. But the labor community will demand that … …
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