Posted April, 15 2011 by arianne
The U.S. House of Representatives today adopted the Ryan 2012 Budget Resolution on a 235-193 vote. The vote fell mostly on party lines, with not a single Democrat voting in favor of the plan. Four Republicans voted against it. The NY Times has a good interactive feature on the geographic breakdown of the vote. The bill now moves […]
Posted April, 14 2011 by arianne
A new report released yesterday by the United Hospital Fund (UHF) has confirmed what anybody who pays for their own insurance already knows: the health insurance industry is making a killing off of us. UHF’s report, titled “The Big Picture III: Private and Public Health Insurance Markets in 2009,” finds that commercial health plans posted gains of $921 million – […]
Posted April, 13 2011 by arianne
Later this week, the U.S. House of Representative is scheduled to vote on its 2012 House Budget proposal, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis) last week. The Republican majority’s proposal will increase costs and cut off health care to millions of Americans by: Repealing the Affordable Care Act and defunding implementation efforts in the states. Turning Medicaid funding […]
Posted April, 7 2011 by arianne
Advocates are still reeling over the House budget resolution introduced by Representative Ryan earlier this week. The House proposes to cut $1.43 trillion from Medicare and Medicaid and puts Medicare into the hands of the private insurance industry – leaving many seniors and people with disabilities without a financial safety net. Those who require long term care will inevitably suffer the most […]