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Proposed cosmetic surgery tax is wrinkling a few brows
As the Senate version of the health reform package moves towards a vote this weekend, more than a few hot issues are still hanging fire. One that hasn't gotten much attention is a 5 percent tax on... Read more...
Senate releases $848 billion health reform bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has released a 10-year, $848 billion health reform bill--featuring a much-lower sticker price than the House's $1.05 trillion bill--which highlights some of the... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Americans support tax on rich to pay for reform
Taxing the rich isn't universally popular, and certainly isn't favored by those considered wealthy. But it seems that when it comes to paying for health reform, many Americans see taxes on the... Read more...
Daschle: Health reform has '60 percent chance' of passing
If I were a member of Congress, I'd find Tom Daschle's health reform predictions to be a bit discouraging. A former U.S. Senator and Senate leader who came within a hair's breadth of being HHS... Read more...
Will health reform disappoint the public?
In theory, President Obama will look like a hero to health reform supporters if the final bill satisfies supporters. In practice, however, the public may end up being disappointed by the realities of... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Provision in House bill could allot $23.5 billion to Medicaid funding
Though it's gotten little attention, a provision in House health reform bill could offer a big boost to state Medicaid programs. If passed, the bill would allot $23.5 billion to Medicaid funding,... Read more...
Price hikes could raise $10 billion in additional income for pharmas
Pharmaceutical companies have been asked to help fund health reform by cutting drug costs $8 billion per year over the next 10 years. But while this sounds good, drugmakers may be taking steps to... Read more...
Americans see disease prevention as key to reform
It seems the American public understands healthcare delivery better than we thought. A new poll by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has concluded that 71 percent... Read more...
Humana CEO: Sending anti-reform letters was important
A couple of months ago, Humana got considerable flack for sending out letters to Medicare beneficiaries suggesting that Democratic health reforms could cut their benefits. It seems the criticism... Read more...
Getting the young covered is a major reform challenge
Even as Congress attempts to iron out differences on health reform, some major problems remain, and it seems unlikely that any current reform is likely to solve them. One concerns the requirement... Read more...
