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Tag Archive for Health Care Reform
Rep. Loretta Sanchez – No one is working harder for Orange County
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
“I’m proud of my record in Congress and what I’ve done to help the people of the 47th District. We still have a lot to do, but if the Republicans were to have their way we would be doing nothing at all.â€
Obama Weekly Address: Medicare on a sounder financial footing because of Health Care Reform
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
“According to a Medicare Trustees report, the steps we took this year to reform the health care system have put Medicare on a sounder financial footing. We’ve made Medicare more solvent by going after waste, fraud, and abuse – not by changing seniors’ guaranteed benefits. In fact, seniors are starting to see that because of health reform, their benefits are getting better all the time.”
Obama: Put the American People Ahead of Insurance Companies
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Democrats and Republicans agree that this is a serious problem for America. And we agree that if we do nothing -– if we throw up our hands and walk away -– it’s a problem that will only grow worse. Nobody disputes that. More Americans will lose their family’s health insurance if they switch jobs or lose their job. More small businesses will be forced to choose between health care and hiring. More insurance companies will deny people coverage who have preexisting conditions, or they’ll drop people’s coverage when they get sick and need it most. And the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid will sink our government deeper and deeper and deeper into debt. On all of this we agree.
President’s Weekly Address: Washington Must Use This Opportunity to Enact Health Reform
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that the nation cannot lose the current opportunity to finally enact meaningful health care reform. At Thursday’s meeting on reform, both sides were able to find several areas of agreement, but there were some differences. While the President is willing and eager to move forward with members of Congress from both parties, American families and businesses cannot afford to wait another generation for reform.
Ezra Klein points out that GOP’s health-care policy ideas are in Health Care Reform Bill
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
At this point, I don’t think it’s well understood how many of the GOP’s central health-care policy ideas have already been included as compromises in the health-care bill. But the GOP’s “Solutions for America” homepage lays out four planks. All of them — are in the Senate health-care bill.
California Universal Health Care SB810 Passes: but without Senator Correa’s vote
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
While we await National health care reform out of Washington, in California, Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act, passed in the State today today on pretty much straight party line vote, with one notable exception. SB810 is…
