Posted June, 16 2009 by arianne
The Kaiser Family Foundation’s June tracking poll finds that 61% of Americans believe health reform is more important than ever given the economic crisis. The poll finds sizeable support for several reform options, including employer mandates (69%) and a public pption (65%-67%).
Posted June, 11 2009 by arianne
A new report released today by the Small Business Majority The Economic Impact of Healthcare Reform on Small Business finds that small businesses will be far better off under a thoughtfully reformed health care system based on shared responsibility among individuals, businesses, government and the health care industry. The reports analysis, conducted by MIT economist John […]
Posted June, 11 2009 by arianne
At the hearing, Deputy Superintendent Oechsner released an explosive report that documented the need to amend state law to restore the government’s ability to pre-approve (“prior approval”) insurance premium hikes. Next the industry was up. As the picture above shows, industry executives initially refused to reveal their presentation to the audience. After catcalls, and […]
Posted June, 8 2009 by arianne
Chaos abounds in Albany as the Senate has just flipped to a Republican majority. Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens — moved to caucus with the Republican side, which would end Democratic control of the chamber. Read more here: The Daily Politics NY Times City Room Politicker NY However, Senator […]