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Health Care Financing Reform: (60) Tort Reform under the House Democratic and Republican Bills

November 6, 2009

     This posting compares the tort reform provisions of the Democratic and Republican health care bills which are pending in the House of Representatives.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (59) AMA Support for House Democratic Bill – For Now

November 6, 2009

     In the comments to Posting Number 55 of this series Quidpro and Dan S. debate what the effect of health care financing reform legislation will be on physicians and the willingness of persons to enter or stay in the medical profession.  We will learn more over the weekend as doctors debate whether to ratify AMA [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (58) Rep. Ellsworth's Abortion Amendment

November 6, 2009

     One of the most divisive questions in health care financing reform involves funding for abortions.  Pro-life House Democrats have threatened to vote against the House Democratic bill, H.R. 3962, unless it is amended to ensure that federal funds are not spent on abortions.   A member of this group, Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), has proposed an [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (57) The House Republican Bill

November 5, 2009

     The Republican Party in the House of Representatives has offered an alternative to the Democratic health care financing reform bill.  This posting contains links to the bill and to CBO scoring of it, and a very preliminary analysis of the bill.

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Maine Rejects Gay Marriage – Washington State Approves Domestic Partnerships

November 4, 2009

     Voters in Maine and Washington State voted yesterday in referenda on whether to approve or disapprove laws that had been adopted by their state legislatures relating to the recognition of same-sex unions.  In Maine, the voters decided to reject a law that would have recognized same-sex marriage.  In Washington State the voters ratified a [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (56) Rural Hospitals

November 4, 2009

     Senators representing rural states and members of Congress from rural districts support legislation that would increase revenues for rural hospitals.  (Dog bites man!)

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Health Care Financing Reform: (54) Biologic Drugs

November 2, 2009

     Any health care reform legislation seeking to reduce cost, broaden access, and improve quality must address the promise and the expense of biologic drugs.  A debate has erupted over the best way to encourage research and production of these drugs while at the same time making them broadly available to the people who need them.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (53) The Long-Term Solution to the Problem of Cost

October 30, 2009

     There are three problems that we face as a nation: lack of universal access to medical care, poor quality medical care for many people, and the high cost of medical care.  The last problem is the most intractable.  I propose a solution below. 

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Health Care Financing Reform: (52) The New House Bill – H.R. 3962

October 29, 2009

     Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the House leadership have agreed upon a bill that they will bring to the floor of the House for consideration.  Below the fold are links to the text and summaries of the bill, as well as a list of fourteen reforms that would be immediately implemented if [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (51) Closing the Donut Hole

October 29, 2009

     Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced last week that the legislation proposed in the House will close the "donut hole" (the coverage gap) in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.  Details below.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (50) CBO Estimates Little Impact from Abolishing Antitrust Exemption for Private Health Insurers

October 29, 2009

     Across the United States there are relatively few health insurers offering coverage in any particular geographic market.  Following Justice Department guidelines, over 94 percent of U.S. markets for health insurance are "highly concentrated."   In some states, there are only one or two insurers offering health insurance coverage.  Despite this level of market concentration, however, the [...]

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Health Care Financing Reform: (49) A Summary of Where We Are and Where We Are Heading

October 28, 2009

     There is an excellent article by Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar in today's Chicago Tribune describing the current political status of health care reform.  The journalist quotes Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) as saying that there is "a sense of inevitability … that yes, we're going to pass health care reform."  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of [...]

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