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Obama To Meet With Top Dems Ahead Of Health Reform SpeechPresident Obama will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday to discuss strategy on
health reform ahead of his scheduled speech before a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday, the New York Times reports.
according to the Times, the speech is intended, in part, to pressure
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Health Plan Problems? Most People Stay Quiet And Stay PutHaving problems with your
health plan? If you speak up about it or move on to another plan you are a very unusual consumer,
according to a new study. The vast majority of people do not complain formally about problems with their health plans, even if those problems have significant consequences, such as costing them thousands of dollars out of pocket or denying them essential care, say health policy experts Brian Elbel, Ph.D., of New York University and Mark Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Primers: What's Really Going On With Health Reform?As Congress returns from its August recess for what promises to be a dramatic
health care finale, a few papers offer refreshers on what's contained in the bills lawmakers and the president are preparing to debate, and how they will affect millions of citizens. Three news reports compare key proposals, and suggest key questions for reformers.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Obama Hopes To Reconquer High-Stakes Health DebatePresident Obama is hoping to give a boost to congressional Democrats who are reconvening after a recess beleaguered by harsh criticism, plummeting public opinion, and divisions within the majority party.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Capps Amendment 'Reasonable Compromise,' L.A. Times Editorial Says"Since the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, every federal
health insurance program has become enmeshed in the debate over federal funding for abortion," a Los Angeles Times editorial says.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Advocates Express Concern Over Reform Proposal's Changes To Low-Income Children's CoverageChildren's
health advocates are concerned that a new health reform proposal by the Senate Finance Committee could jeopardize coverage of many low-income children now insured by the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which expires in 2013, Politico reports. The proposal would move those beneficiaries into new insurance exchanges, where they would receive coverage through their parents' policies.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Senators Return To Full Agenda, Health Debate Front And CenterHealth care still dominates the Senate agenda, and some advocates are pressing for passage of a bill under 'reconciliation' rules. "The focus on
health care as Congress reconvenes Tuesday after its monthlong recess is nearly all-consuming," The Associated Press reports.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Health Bills Might Not Protect Some Needy Americans, Experts SayKHN explores whether pending Democratic
health proposals would protect low- and moderate-income earners from excess financial burdens. "Patrick Gilbert, an uninsured lumber company worker in upstate New York, is in a predicament that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats believe they can solve.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Baucus Sends $900 Billion Health Care Proposal To 'Gang Of Six'Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.,
chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has sent his "gang of six" colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee a
health overhaul proposal that would cost under $900 billion. The proposal is the "first concrete and comprehensive proposal to come out of the bipartisan talks" in the Senate Finance Committee, Politico reports.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 09, 2009Democrats Are Tightening The Belt For Health ReformKHN reports: "Over the weekend, Senate Finance Committee
chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., proposed a
health care overhaul "framework" for committee consideration that would cost under $900 billion over the next decade,
according to a source close to the negotiations.
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