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House Democratic Leaders Pushing For Vote On Health ReformSpeaker Nancy Pelosi could hold a vote on the final House of Representatives health care reform legislation this week. The Hill: The likely day for a vote is Thursday, because this would allow Pelosi to keep her pledge to allow members three days to study the final legislation.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009Public Option Might Be Only A Minor Player In Changing Health CareKaiser Health News staff writers Eric Pianin, Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby combine efforts to provide this analysis of the reach of the public option in terms of its potential impact on the health care system.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009Abortion Coverage Splits House Democrats As Health Reform Heads To FloorThe issue of abortion coverage in the House health care reform bill (HR 3962) continues to divide Democrats as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) prepares to move the bill to the floor, CQ Today reports.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009GOP Is Preparing Its Strategy, Version Of Health Overhaul LegislationThe Republican Party is set to reveal an alternative health care reform bill to the Democratic ones in Congress just as the House prepares to take up Democratic legislation. The Wall Street Journal reports that House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio said the G.O.P.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009Obama's Health Reform Political Maneuvers May Prove Successful"After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic leaders, President Obama's arms-length strategy on health care appears to be paying dividends, with the House and the Senate poised to take up legislation to insure nearly all Americans," The New York Times reports.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009Catholic Bishops Urge Parishioners To Oppose Health Reform Over Abortion LanguageThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging priests to speak out against health reform because of the church's opposition to legislative language on abortion, WIBW/CNN reports (WIBW/CNN, 10/30).
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009States Will Implement Many Health Reform Initiatives"The debate over whether to let states opt out of any government-run health insurance plan overlooks a key facet of the health-care measures being assembled in Congress: When Washington is done, the shape of any new health-care system is likely to be finalized in Lansing and Boise and Baton Rouge," The
washington post reports.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009CBO: Few Americans Would Sign Up For Public Health Insurance PlanThe New York Times: "More and more, the Great Health Care Debate of 2009 is a numbers game. And the longer the debate goes on, the squishier the numbers seem to get. For months, many leading Democrats, including President Obama, have pushed for the creation of a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009USA Today Editorial, Rep. Stupak Opinion Piece Differ On Abortion Language In Reform BillUSA Today on Monday included an editorial opposing Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) efforts to introduce an amendment imposing additional restrictions on abortion coverage under the House health care reform bill (HR 3962). Stupak wrote an opposing opinion piece. Summaries appear below.
Medical News Today Tuesday, November 03, 2009A Return To The Doctor's House Call May Aid Health Care ReformDr. Peter Boling provides house calls for some of Richmond's oldest and sickest patients as a geriatrician and head of general medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.
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