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Video: Partisan Arguments Resonate In Health Law Repeal Debate
As the House of Representatives got closer to voting on the health law repeal, members took to the floor to denounce the arguments from the other side. We have excerpts from Reps. Mike Pence, R-Ind., George Miller, D-Calif., Steve Scalise, R-La., Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Health On The Hill: House Passes Health Law Repeal
Republicans in the House delivered on their election-year promise to pass a bill to repeal the health care overhaul law signed by President Obama less than a year ago. Now GOP House leaders are trying to apply political pressure on the Senate to bring the bill up for a vote. Marilyn Werber Serafini covered the House debate and spoke with Jackie Judd.
‘Multiple Fictions’ Drive Opposition To Health Law
The health reform debate is not about a fictional war between market-based health insurance and government regulation. It is about whether to provide adequate subsidies to cover the uninsured and whether to begin a process of leveraging change in the delivery and payment systems through which one-sixth of the U.S. economy is devoted to health care.
Health Law Repeal Debate: 22 Freshmen Republicans In Under 4 Minutes
Freshmen Voices: The large class of Republican freshmen swept into office in the November elections had their voices heard in the repeal debate. Republican leadership put a special emphasis on these new members of Congress. Here are excerpts of what some of the freshmen had to say about the law that so many passionately campaigned against.
Health Care Repeal Fades as Centrists Take Stage
As House Republicans hold a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Obama’s health care law, the administration won a powerful set of centrist allies seeking additional reforms that would be popular with many Americans.
Congress’ New GOP Doctors Say Health Law Is Wrong Prescription
Elected last fall, new members of the white-coat caucus are ready and willing to cast their votes for repeal.
With the House poised to vote this week on the repeal of the health law, there has been a flurry of commentary regarding what is at stake. So, in the interest of dispassionate evaluation, let us step back for one moment and review the situation.
Video: Contentious Health Law Repeal Debate Begins
The House of Representatives began 7 hours of debate in advance of tomorrow’s vote on the Republican bill. Here are video excerpts from the debate.
Health On The Hill Transcript: House Prepares Wednesday Vote On Health Law Repeal
The House is expected to vote tomorrow on legislation that would repeal the health care law. While the measure is likely to pass the House, Senate Democrats are expected to block the legislation.
Health On The Hill: House Prepares Wednesday Vote On Health Law Repeal
The House is expected to vote tomorrow on legislation that would repeal the health care law. While the measure is likely to pass the House, Senate Democrats are expected to block the legislation.
Democrats Seek Right Message To Boost Health Law
For Republicans intent on repealing the new health care law, the message has been simple: It’s bad. Democrats, on the other hand, have had a much more difficult job selling the merits of the law — often doing more to confuse than to enthuse the public.
Text: Health Law Repeal Bill And House ‘Resolution’ On Replacing The Law
This document contains the text of the bill to repeal the health law and a Republican resolution “instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing” the law.
State Legislators Push To Penalize Officials For Implementing Health Overhaul
In several states, lawmakers are advancing bills that would make it illegal for state officials to put the federal health overhaul into place. Even if the bills become state laws, though, they would likely be found unconstitutional.
A New ‘Definition’ For Health Care Reform
Pursuing health reforms that transform current health insurance arrangements into aproaches based on defined contributions will set in motion a competitive dynamic from which all Americans would benefit.
Federal Funds Allowed States To Maintain Health Care For Poor Children
Even while dealing with crippling deficits, state Medicaid and CHIP programs used stimulus funds in 2010 to keep enrollment steady for children, a new report finds.
The CBO Is Telling Us Something. Is Anybody Listening?
A signficant shortcoming in the current debate about whether the health overhaul really reduces the federal deficit is that it fails to recognize the underlying problem and address it.
Obama Administration’s Balancing Act: Health Insurance Benefits Vs. Costs
Advocacy groups are lobbying as government advisory panel tackles key question: What benefits must insurers cover?
Some States Have Options To Help Consumers Find Individual Health Coverage
For people who can’t get insurance through work, finding a plan is often difficult. In addition to the high-risk pools that have recently generated a lot of attention, other options may be available, depending on which state a consumer lives in.
Health On The Hill Transcript: GOP, White House Tussle On Cost Of Law’s Repeal
Lawmakers are at odds over a Congressional Budget Office estimate that found repealing the new health law would add $230 billion to the deficit over the next decade.
Video: Delayed, Lawmakers Fight Over Cost Of Repeal
The House floor vote to repeal the health care law previously scheduled for Jan. 12 has been postponed due to the shooting in Arizona. Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans are at odds over a Congressional Budget Office estimate that found repealing the law would add $230 billion to the deficit over the next decade. Republicans say if the law is fully implemented it would cost taxpayers more than $700 billion.
