Another example of how the far right wants the government out of people’s business, especially health care, except when it comes to…healthcare? The proposed law, also known as H.R. 3, extends the reach of the Hyde Amendment—which bans federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother…
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WellPoint CEO defends rate hikes as pressure grows | Reuters
As much as I don’t like the health insurance companies increasing rates, the one thing that the WellPoint CEO said, during the congressional hearings, that I agree with 100% is: Unfortunately, the leading proposals being discussed in Washington don’t do enough to control costs” and that other industries “need to be called upon to reduce…
In House, Many Spoke With One Voice – Lobbyists’ – NYTimes.com
In House, Many Spoke With One Voice – Lobbyists’ – NYTimes.com. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies. E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats…
Senate health care bill – insurance companies can kick you out if you get cancer and treatment costs too much: AMERICAblog
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth. “A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer,” reports the AP. The Senate Finance Committee barred annual caps altogether. The merged Senate bill only erases “unreasonable” annual caps….
Healthcare Debate
Just read an article in The Week which describes the universal healthcare program in Massachusetts which sounds strongly similar to the program the Feds want to pass now. One of the main points of the article is that Massachusetts, when originally drafting and passing the plan, never took into account the rising costs of healthcare….