Posted January, 6 2010 by arianne
For people with serious illness and disabilities, “Cadillac” health plans are the dependable “cars” they need. Rather than tax millionaires to help finance health care reform, as the House bill does, Senate health reform legislation taxes comprehensive group health policies, called “Cadillac” plans. To avoid the tax, recent surveys of employers tell us that 87 […]
Posted January, 4 2010 by arianne
What can progressive advocates do to fix the problems in pending health reform legislation as the process moves into a House-Senate conference committee this month? Join us to find out and get involved! Thursday, January 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South (Doors open at 6 pm with light refreshments) […]
Posted December, 28 2009 by arianne
The Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Thursday morning, with a vote of 60-39. The Senate and House leadership will now begin working on putting together a conference committee bill. The process of working out a compromise and passing the final bill through the House and Senate may take a month […]
Posted December, 21 2009 by arianne
With a vote tally of 60-40, the Senate formally ended debate on the Manager’s amendment at 1 a.m. this morning. The vote to approve the manager’s amendments to the Senate bill is scheduled for roughly 7 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday 12/22. The process of how this bill proceeds through the Senate is explained well here.