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Illegal-immigrant issues may threaten passage of House reform bill
Though the issue of health coverage for illegal immigrants has been a hot potato during health reform debates, the bills being considered by both houses include language forbidding such immigrants... Read more...
AARP could back House Democrats' reform bill
It's looking like House Democrats may have won over a lobbying juggernaut to support their cause. "Unnamed sources" have revealed that the AARP plans to throw its weight behind their version of the... Read more...
Physician-owned hospitals unfairly targeted by health reform, group argues
Poor, beleaguered McAllen: Did you ever suspect that you'd become the focus of the national debate over healthcare costs? Well, like it or not, the smallish Texas town has become the rallying point... Read more...
CBO: Middle-income consumers are costly under House reform bill
After all of this time and effort, the following can't be very reassuring to House Democrats championing their own brand of healthcare reform. A new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office this... Read more...
Obama pitches small businesses on reform
Pulling together enough a coalition to support health reform is a Herculean task, even for a young, vital president elected by a significant majority. So it's no surprise that as final health reform... Read more...
House democrats introduce health reform bill with a public option
Earlier today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled health reform legislation that promises to expand health care to 36 million people and fortify Medicare and Medicaid. The House democrats sponsored... Read more...
Reid's 'Opt out' plan not necessarily a slam dunk
Despite anticipation about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) public option 'opt out' plan announced Oct. 26, he still has his work cut out for him. Reid needs to win support from all 60... Read more...
Public interest rising in bundled payments, but uncertainties remain
When a term appears in USA Today, you can be pretty sure it has gone mainstream--and this week, the term "bundled payments' is featured in a piece in the national daily, suggesting that if nothing... Read more...
WellPoint launches own attack on health reforms
In past weeks, trade group America's Health Insurance Plans has taken a lot of heat after unveiling a last-minute report suggesting that current health reforms could push up premiums dramatically... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Could health reform move strip health plans of federal antitrust protection?
The American Medical Association, for one, has been complaining loudly about the concentration of health plan power in major U.S. markets for some time now, but despite its lobbying power doesn't... Read more...
