Posted June, 17 2009 by arianne
The Bipartisan Policy Center Leaders’ Project– a two-year consensus-building process supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation– released its latest report: Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health Care System. The report, authored by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle and Bob Dole, centers around four key “pillars” of reform: […]
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 […]