Posts Tagged ‘senate’
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Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 01:46 | Comments Off
Why Do Almost Half of Americans Think the Health Law Was Repealed?Categories: Wall Street Journal
Previous polls by the Kaiser Family Foundation have consistently demonstrated that the country is deeply divided on the health-care overhaul law. But according to the group’s latest poll, almost half of those surveyed either believed the health law had been outright repealed (22%) or didn’t know enough to answer one way or the other (26%).
Fifty-two percent of the 1,001 adults who were asked about the current status of the health law answered (correctly) that it is still the law of ..read more
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Friday, February 4th, 2011 at 00:23 | Comments Off
A.M. Vitals: Roche Lowers Sales Forecast for AvastinCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance -
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 at 10:54 | Comments Off
Senate Passes 9/11 Health BillCategories: Wall Street Journal, health -
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 00:42 | Comments Off
A.M. Vitals: Allergan’s Lap-Band Recommended For Wider PopulationCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 00:30 | Comments Off
A.M. Vitals: Merck Taps Frazier as CEOCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 at 23:20 | Comments Off
Medicare Doc Fix Update: 19-Month Relief Flops in SenateCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 00:26 | Comments Off
Health-Care Bill: Going Back for Another VoteCategories: Wall Street Journal
Student loans appear to be a health overhaul headache: the reconciliation bill is going back to the House for a vote, thanks to Senate Republicans who found two provisions in the document — including one related to student loans — that violate its rules and can’t be included in the final bill.
Some 16 lines of text will be removed from the 153-page bill. One provision is technical and has no substantive value, and the other is about a measure to ..read more
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 08:43 | Comments Off
Health Bill: From Reconciliation to ‘Deeming’Categories: Wall Street Journal
This post by WSJ’s Naftali Bendavid also appears on the Washington Wire blog.
We’re not doing anything wrong. And besides, the Republicans did it more.
That was much of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s message today as he struck back at critics of the legislative tactics Democrats are using to push through their health overhaul bill. Dismissing the criticism as an inside-the-Beltway fixation, Hoyer said the American public cares about what’s in a bill, not the process by which it passes.
“ ‘So ..read more
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 01:10 | Comments Off
Wait! Could There Actually Be Votes on Health Care Up Ahead?Categories: Wall Street Journal
It’s another Monday and another week of to-ing and fro-ing on the health-care bill in Washington. But this week is different because there could actually be votes on the legislation.
The gameplan has been set for a while now: first the House passes the same health bill approved in the Senate on Christmas Eve and that completed legislation goes to President Obama for his signature. The ink on that may hardly have time to dry before the House then takes up ..read more
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 05:05 | Comments Off
Abortion Remains High Hurdle in Health-Care PushCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance
The overhaul swirl of late has been focused largely on medical costs, insurance regulation, coverage mandates and the like. One pivotal issue has gotten less attention: abortion.
Republicans remain opposed to the health-care revamp, whether or not the legislation bans the use of federal money for abortion. But as many as a dozen Democrats in the House – a big number in this showdown – could vote against the overhaul if it doesn’t contain stiffened abortion restrictions like what House passed ..read more

