Posted November, 23 2009 by arianne
Saturday night the Senate was able to muster a 60-39 vote victory and move its Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act to the floor for debate, which will begin after the Thanksgiving holiday recess. Read more here: The Treatment New York Times Health Affairs The Hill
Posted November, 20 2009 by arianne
Tomorrow night at 8 pm EST the US Senate will vote on whether to begin debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Act. For debate on the bill to occur, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes to open the floor debate on the bill. With the 60 votes, the Senate would be […]
Posted November, 20 2009 by arianne
As part of the Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) debate, New York Senate Minority Leader Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Kohl propose to reduce Child Health Plus (CHPlus) eligibility in New York. This proposal, if enacted, would leave tens of thousands of children living in working families without health care. The Coalition of New York State […]
Posted November, 19 2009 by arianne
The Senate has released its health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Act–the final, merged result of the Senate HELP Committee and Senate Finance Committee bills. The Senate bill would create a public plan, but unlike the H.R 3962, would allow states to opt-out; does not allow illegal immigrants to purchase health insurance […]