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Transcript: Health On The Hill – December 22, 2009
The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats’ health care bill expected by Christmas Eve.
Health On The Hill – December 22, 2009
The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats’ health care bill expected by Christmas Eve. Key differences between the two bills — in the areas of abortion, financing and a government-run “public plan” health insurance option — would need to be resolved in a House-Senate conference deal, and approved by both chambers before reaching President Obama’s desk.
When Senate’s Done, Health Bill Work Continues
As the Senate lurches towards a final vote on its health overhaul bill, some people are daring to look ahead to the last step in the painstaking process: marrying the Senate and House bills.
The Senate Bill Saves Families Money
Analysis from MIT’s Jonathan Gruber shows under the Senate health overhaul bill, some families could save as much as $18,000 a year on health care costs.
Requirement For Americans To Get Insurance Is Central To Health Overhaul
Both the House and Senate health care overhaul bills require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty. Yet government mandates don’t necessarily ensure compliance: Not all Americans buckle up, or get their children vaccinated.
As Health Debate Heats Up, Public Opinion Appears To Cool
According to a new tracking poll, while the majority of Americans still consider health reform important they are growing dispirited with the ongoing debate.
Fact Check: Taxes And Health Reform
As part of a continuing series, “Is That So?” NPR examines a claim from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. She said that if the Democrats’ health bill passes, some taxes would increase right away, while benefits wouldn’t start until 2014.
Losing the Real Health Care Debate
The Democratic health reform bills are riddled with contradictions and fiscal gimmicks
Transcript: Health On The Hill – Passing A Health Bill Before Christmas?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to push his party to approve health care overhaul legislation before Christmas, but concerns over many issues, including abortion funding and a possible early buy-in for the Medicare program, could cause that timetable to slip.
Health On The Hill – December 14, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to push his party to approve health care overhaul legislation before Christmas but concerns over many issues, including abortion funding and a possible early buy-in for the Medicare program, could cause that timetable to slip.
Why $75-A-Day Matters to Caregivers
Critics of the CLASS Act argue that $75-a-day is insufficient. But a new study shows that millions could benefit.
10 Experts Weigh In On Plan To Replace Public Option In Health Bill
Can a spinoff of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program help some of the country’s uninsured? Experts evaluate a proposal that the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the FEHBP, oversee national health plans.
Democrats’ Ideas To Expand Medicare Raise Hackles Of Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers
Hospitals, doctors and insurers are opposed to allowing people under 65 to join Medicare
Dissecting The Claims On Both Sides Of Health Reform Ads
Jackie Judd and Jordan Rau discuss the accuracies and inaccuracies of recent television ads on health care reform legislation. So far, over $165 million has been spent by groups trying to influence the debate.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – December 7, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes.
Health On The Hill – December 7, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes. He has asked a group of party moderates and progressives to work on several issues, including creating an alternative to the “public option” health insurance plan Reid has in his bill.
In the health reform debate, there is widespread confusion over the definition of cost–a confusion that has been hanging over this debate for the last few months and is continuing to distort it.
Health Reform: The Big Issues Bedeviling Harry Reid
To get the necessary 60 votes to pass health overhaul legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must resolve Democrats’ disagreements on the public option, abortion, cost and affordability.
Health On The Hill: After Delays, Senate Votes On Health Bill Amendments
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey reports from Capitol Hill, where the Senate voted on four amendments to the Democrats’ health overhaul bill.
New Survey: ‘Cadillac Tax’ Would Force Employers To Trim Health Insurance Costs
Two-thirds of employers would raise deductibles, change insurers or scale back coverage to avoid the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost benefits proposed in the Senate Democrats’ health care bill, a survey to be released Thursday by consulting firm Mercer says.
