Archive for January, 2010
Medical Cost Savings Experiment Launches
In Washington, Democrats are contemplating ways to move health care reform forward in a filibuster-sensitive Congress and the White House is pivoting towards emphasizing job creation. Meanwhile, in the real world, Indiana and North Carolina are the site of two pilot projects that could have a significant impact on the quality and cost of medical [...]
Republican Health Care Reform: An Overview
Once Senator-elect Scott Brown from Massachusetts is sworn into office, Republicans will have an unstoppable filibuster machine in place (assuming they remain united). It takes 60 Senators to shut down a filibuster. With a caucus of 41, Senate GOPs can kill most any bill on the table. (Budget related items can be moved forward through [...]
Health Care Reform and the State of the Union
Just some quick thoughts on health care reform and President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Bottom line: he intends to move forward with health care reform, but, given the changed political context after the Massachusetts special election, has no specifics as to how he’ll move forward and what he’ll try to accomplish. Yet.
The President’s [...]