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Health Care Financing Reform: (48) SGR – Why Physicians Are Facing a 20% Pay Cut from Medicare

October 27, 2009

     If Congress does nothing, physicians will experience a 20% reduction in the reimbursements that they receive from Medicare.  The cause of this reduction is a federal law that establishes the "Sustainable Growth Rate" formula for changes in Medicare payments.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (34) The Wyden Amendment and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

October 8, 2009

     Ron Wyden (D-OR) offered an amendment to the Baucus bill that would have made it possible for all Americans to purchase health insurance through the Exchange.  The amendment was ruled out-of-order by Senate Finance Committe Chair Max Baucus (D-MT).  Presented below are arguments for and against the amendment – both from the U.S. Chamber of [...]

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The Constitutionality of Obama's "Czars"

October 7, 2009

     Joe Markman of the Los Angeles Times reports today that five constitutional experts appeared yesterday before the Constitution subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee and expressed their opinions regarding the constitutionality of President Obama's "czars" – officials who advise the President and coordinate policy among different agencies and departments of the federal government.  The [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (22) Improving Competition in the Market for Health Insurance

September 23, 2009

     The principal mechanism that the proposed health care legislation utilizes to broaden coverage and to bring down the cost of medical care is to increase competition in the market for health insurance.  In this respect the Baucus bill is woefully deficient in three respects.  The most important wrangling over the bill will involve changes to [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (14) President Obama's Speech and Senator Kennedy's Letter – (updated with link to letter)

September 10, 2009

     Yesterday evening in his address on health care to the joint session of Congress the President revealed that Senator Edward Kennedy had written him a letter on "the great cause" of his life.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Under Fire in Congress

July 27, 2009

     Congress is considering measures that would repeal the policy prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.

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Response to Reader Comments on Abortion

June 26, 2009

     Your responses to the abortion question are amazing.  The question was, "What would happen if Roe v. Wade were overturned?"  There were several neat ideas presented in your comments.  I'll respond to these comments below the fold.

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Are You Ready for the New Federal Litigation Time Computation Rules?

June 2, 2009

     Get ready for new methods of computing time periods in federal court litigation.  On March 26, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court  approved proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Procedure that will change many time periods set out in these rules and will also change the [...]

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It's Sotomayor!

May 26, 2009

     Obama just placed Sonia Sotomayor's name in nomination for the Supreme Court of the United States.    Will she be confirmed by the Senate?

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Memorial Day and the Constitution

May 25, 2009

     Today we thank those who served and sacrificed so that we might live in freedom.

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How are our public schools doing?

May 15, 2009

1. What is my school district's rating?
2. Since our school levy didn't pass the school district is going to cut busing. Can they really do that?
3. What is the state government doing about our public schools?

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Gay Rights and Religious Freedom: (7) The Gay Marriage Law Amendments

May 2, 2009

     Ben Smith at Politico has posted a report about the amendments to the New England gay marriage laws that exempt clergy and religious organizations from having to participate in same sex marriages.  Are these amendments constitutional?  And would it be constitutional for the states to extend the range of those amendments to apply to private parties?

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