Posts Tagged ‘democrats’
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Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 01:46 | Comments Off
News Hub: Republicans Plan to Skewer Health BillCategories: Wall Street Journal, health -
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 03:40 | Comments Off
White House Pushes for Passing of Health BillCategories: Wall Street Journal, health -
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 01:52 | Comments Off
Summit Aftermath:The Health-Care Divide in FocusCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance
Yesterday’s health summit produced seven hours of televised history but little evidence of movement toward a health-care overhaul. No surprise there, but the dividing lines between Democrats and Republicans are clearer now and there could be a silver lining in that.
The big gulfs come down to three basic philosophical disagreements, the WSJ’s Capital Journal column says this morning:
• Is the goal comprehensive or incremental change? Dems want a big ball of wax that expands coverage, curbs costs and revamps insurance ..read more
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 10:14 | Comments Off
Health Summit: They Came, They Talked, They Left Much UndoneCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance
Well, there was no breakthrough of understanding between Democrats and Republicans over health care at today’s summit, but there were areas of agreement on some issues. Of course even where there were shared goals, there was division over how to achieve them.
But the aim of the summit was to find shared ground, so here are some small patches of agreement during the session:
Medicare malpractice: Republicans have push hard for curbs on malpractice suits to cut costs, something the Democrats ..read more
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 05:38 | Comments Off
Reconciliation: Going Too Far?Categories: Wall Street Journal
This post by WSJ’s John D. McKinnon also appears on the Washington Wire blog.
Is the budget-reconciliation loophole being stretched too far by the current Democratic health-care legislation?
Maybe. But it’s only the latest chapter in a long-running narrative that both parties have taken part in.
After losing their filibuster-proof 60-vote Senate majority in January, Democrats began planning to move much of their health-care revamp using budget procedures that require only 51 votes –- a simple majority –- in the Senate.
At today’s health ..read more
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 01:03 | Comments Off
Wanted: Ex-Congressman. Must Love Drugs. Good PayCategories: Wall Street Journal
Billy Tauzin — the former Louisiana congressman who stuck with the homespun phrases even as he pulled down $2 million a year to represent the drug industry in DC — is stepping down as the head of PhRMA, the big trade group.
The WSJ notes that he was criticized “for his support of the White House’s now-teetering plan to overhaul health care.”
Exhibit A is the letter John Boehner, the House Republican leader, sent last year to Tauzin, to complain ..read more
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 06:34 | Comments Off
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 02:34 | Comments Off
The Other Health-Care Overhaul: The Debt CommissionCategories: Wall Street Journal
The future of the Dems’ big health-care bill looks murky, but there’s another big Washington plan that could have profound effects on health care: The idea of creating a bipartisan commission to cut the budget deficit is gaining ground.
In the latest proposed iteration, the commission would include Republicans and Democrats appointed by the White House and by congressional leaders from both parties. The group would be charged with coming up a plan by the end of the year to cut ..read more
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 00:44 | Comments Off
Today, It’s the Coakley-Brown Health-Care BillCategories: Wall Street Journal
The morning papers are full of speculation about what the Democrats will do with their health-care bill if Scott Brown, a Republican, wins the senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy. Massachusetts is holding a special election for the seat today; if Brown defeats Martha Coakley, a Democrat, the Dems will lose their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
One option would be for the House to pass the bill already approved by the Senate. That possibility gets top billing in ..read more
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 10:14 | Comments Off
Is a Flawed Health Bill Better Than None?Categories: Wall Street Journal





