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As chairman of the Blue Dog Democrats’ health care reform task force, Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark. is pivotal in determining the final language of the bill, especially as it emerges from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. KFF Health News’s Eric Pianin spoke with Ross at his office in the Rayburn House Office Building, July 16, 2009 about his district and health reform.

Grassley: No Longer Sure Bipartisan Health Deal Possible In September

By Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey August 28, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, says that mounting public concern about the federal deficit and government spending could hurt prospects for a bipartisan health care overhaul deal when Congress returns to work next month.

Jubilant Democrats Move Ahead, But Still Face Many Obstacles on Reform

By Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin July 30, 2009 KFF Health News Original

After weeks of painstaking talks, Democrats celebrated breakthroughs on health care overhaul on both sides of the Capitol. Yet many lawmakers and health care experts said that yesterday’s events marked only one step on the very bumpy road to a final deal that President Barack Obama might sign into law.

Rahm Emanuel: Changes To Health System Take Time

By April Fulton, NPR News July 24, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, says “We will have a bill by the end of the year for the president to sign on health care that controls costs, expands coverage and provides choice.”

Health On The Hill Transcript – July 20, 2009

July 20, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Today, Kaiser Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin, join Jackie Judd to discuss the busy week ahead for Congress and health reform.

Transcript: Health On The Hill Features Significant House, Senate Developments

July 29, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Jackie Judd talks with Eric Pianin, reporting from Capitol Hill, on today’s significant developments. A stalemate between Blue Dogs and House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman was broken, and in the Senate Finance Committee, a new CBO score was substantially less than what had been projected. Listen to the Interview

Medicaid

August 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

CBO OPTIONS PAPER AND ESTIMATES PUT DEMS QUOTES IN HERE ON WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS. Need lawmakers As Congress debates an increasingly contentious health care overhaul bill, As Congress debates creation of a government-run health insurance plan and whether employers should be required to provide health coverage to their workers as part of […]

Obama’s Focus on Cost Offered Critics Many Targets

By Jonathan Cohn August 24, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The pundits are busy filing their reports on how President Obama blew it on health care reform. And while the health care fight is far from over–I remain convinced the Democrats will pass a bill, maybe even a good one–the pundits have a point.

Obama Backs Helping Hand For Long-Term Care

By Joseph Shapiro, NPR News July 8, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration has endorsed a new government social insurance program that would help people put aside money to pay for the high costs of long-term care.

Poll Shows Growing Anxiety About Health Overhaul

By Phil Galewitz July 23, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Public support for an overhaul the U.S. health care system has slipped somewhat, according to a new poll. But a majority of Americans still believe that “it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now.”

Transcript: President Obama’s Montana Health Care Town Hall Meeting

August 14, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The White House released a transcript of President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting in Belgrade, Montana. He begins with prepared remarks and then answers questions from the audience.

Highly Praised Health Systems Say Medicare Payment Practices Need Overhaul

By Phil Galewitz July 17, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Integrated health systems have won kudos for their performances from President Obama. But officials at the health systems say the health overhaul bills being debated in Congress don’t reward them or encourage others to imitate them. They want lawmakers to move more aggressively to change the Medicare payment system to prod hospitals and doctors to provide better, less expensive care.

Health Overhaul Bills Move Forward On Capitol Hill

By Julie Rovner and Joe Neel, NPR News July 16, 2009 KFF Health News Original

A health overhaul bill cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee yesterday, which it passed 13-10 on a party-line vote. Meanwhile, Democrats in the House of pushed held the first hearing on their version of health reform.

‘Model’ Health Systems Press Case For Medicare Fix In Reform

By Phil Galewitz July 20, 2009 KFF Health News Original

When talking about his vision for the U.S. health care system, President Barack Obama points to places like the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, which are known for providing high-quality, low-cost care.

Get Medicaid Out Of The Long-Term Care Business

By Howard Gleckman August 3, 2009 KFF Health News Original

While states and the federal government struggle to update Medicaid though a maze of waiver programs and patches to an increasingly outdated law, their efforts are a little like trying to add disc breaks and electronic ignition to a 1965 Plymouth. It is, in the end, still a 1965 Plymouth.

Transitional Care Cuts Hospital Re-Entry Rates, Costs

By Joseph Shapiro, NPR News July 28, 2009 KFF Health News Original

A study published earlier this year finds 1 out of 5 older patients who are discharged from a hospital will return within a month, costing Medicare about $17 billion a year. A program in Philadelphia assigns nurses to follow up with discharged patients in order to prevent readmission. This story comes from our partner NPR News.

T-Word Looms Large In Health Care Cost Debate

By Julie Rovner, NPR News June 19, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Everybody knew that a complete overhaul of the nation’s health care system was going to be an expensive undertaking.

Blue Dog Ross’s Conundrum: Should He Battle Health Bill That Could Benefit His Depressed Town?

By Eric Pianin and Ann Carrns July 21, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Mike Ross grew up in tiny Prescott, Ark., and knows well the problems of many residents who can’t afford health care insurance and have trouble getting access to hospitals and doctors. Yet Ross, a leader of the Blue Dog Democrats, stands ready to try to block passage of a health care reform bill in the House that might help his constituents; he complains the bill doesn’t adequately contain costs or help rural areas enough.

National Long-Term Care Insurance: How Much Would It Cost?

By Howard Gleckman July 6, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Ted Kennedy’s long-term care insurance proposal leaves an important question unanswered: How much would the the premium be?

The Players

July 12, 2009 Page

REP. JOHN DINGELL, D-MICH. CHAIRMAN, HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMITTEE Date of Birth: July 8, 1926. Education: B.S. and J.D, Georgetown University. Career Path: Dingell won a special election in 1955 to assume the seat of his father, who died. Reelected 26 times, he is the longest serving representative. Dingell lost his chairmanship […]

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