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Health On The Hill – November 19, 2009
Last night, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid unveiled a health care reform bill that he plans to soon bring to the Senate floor. The bill would cost an estimated $849 billion dollars over 10 years, and cover about 31 million uninsured. Mary Agnes Carey discusses the major provisions of the bill.
With Senate Health Bill, Reid Tries To Balance Many Interests
Majority Leader Harry Reid added new taxes and modified major provisions of health bills passed by two Senate panels in a health bill unveiled Wednesday night.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – November 16
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and other experts discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill — part of a weekly series of video reports.
Video: Health On The Hill – November 16, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., may unveil his health care overhaul plan this week. A podcast is also available. Read Transcript.
NPR’s ‘Tell Me More’: Abortion Debate Critical To Health Care Overhaul
NPR host Michel Martin interviewed KHN’s Julie Appleby about what the abortion amendment would mean.
Democrats Face Backlash Over House Abortion Limits
Outrage is growing among Democratic activists over new and far-reaching abortion restrictions contained in the health care bill passed by the House. Some warn that Democrats may face trouble at the polls in 2010 if the restrictions survive a final bill. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
As House Democratic leaders celebrate passage of health care legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to await a Congressional Budget Office analysis as he tries to craft a compromise package between bills passed by the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees. Read the Transcript
At the moment, Americans are not convinced that health reform will improve their current health care situation.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – November 9, 2009
As House Democratic leaders celebrate passage of health care legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to await a Congressional Budget Office analysis as he tries to craft a compromise package between bills passed by the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.
Democrats Confront Challenges After House Reform Vote
Democrats get new momentum from House passage of a health care bill, but face new tests in bridging differences within the party — and between the chambers — on cost, financing and coverage.
Health policy experts hold different views on Saturday’s House overhaul vote. KHN asked Karen Pollitz, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Jonathan Cohn, Robert Laszewski, Robert Blendon and John Goodman to respond.
House Hands Health Care Challenge Off To Senate
Democrats are still savoring the the narrow passage of their historic heath care overhaul in the House of Representatives and turning their attention to the deeply divided Senate. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
Loading More People Onto the Titanic
Neither fiscal conservatives nor liberals are left with much reason to believe the House-passed bill has much chance of bending any cost curves.
From Now On, We’re All In It Together
The House vote signals that we may be ready to listen to our better angels, and include all Americans in our coverage system.
The House Bill Could Have Been Avoided
With the right leadership, a bi-partisan merger of the Republican alternative and the coverage expansions in the bill itself could have been augmented with real delivery system reforms.
John Dingell: The House’s Link To Health-Care History
The health care legislation in the House has John Dingell’s name on it. The Democrat from Michigan is the longest-serving member in the history of the House, and he was there when Medicare was passed. Dingell’s father first introduced a bill calling for universal health coverage in the 1930s. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
Conflict Of Interest For AARP In Health Bill Debate?
House Republicans are questioning whether the lobbying group is putting its potential for profit ahead of its members’ interests. It seems that whenever health care changes are debated, one party or the other seeks to undermine the organization’s clout. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
Could Delays Jeopardize Health Overhaul?
Those who want a health reform bill passed by Christmas fear that if that doesn’t happen, there could be a repeat of the brutal August town hall meetings. Others don’t think the situation is so dire and say that Democrats could deliver the bill to Obama by the spring.
House Democrats Offer ‘Manager’s Amendment,’ Signal Health Reform Debate Is Close
House Democrats late Tuesday released a 42-page “manager’s amendment” to accompany their health care legislation.
Republicans Release Their Own Health Care System Reform Bill
Republicans in the House of Representatives have legislation they say is a less expensive alternative to the Democrats’ health overhaul bill. They plan to introduce it as an amendment in the next week.
