Daily Health Care News - 3/10/10
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jason Rosenbaum in News Clips
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NEWS
Thousands rally to support health-care reform in downtown Washington - Washington Post
Amid a sea of brightly colored T-shirts and wave after wave of protest signs, Regina Holliday's homemade banner still stuck out as she marched Tuesday in support of health-care reform.
Rally backs health plan - LA Times
In a reverse twist on the old protesters' tactic of getting arrested to make a point, union leaders and other backers of President Obama's healthcare plan issued "citizen's arrest" warrants for health insurance executives Tuesday — accusing them of exploiting consumers.
Health Care Protesters Face Off Against Insurance Lobbyists - Huffington Post
Hundreds if not thousands of protesters and labor activists descended upon the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington today to try to make things a little more difficult for the health insurance lobbyists and executives gathered inside.
Business Buys Ads vs. Health Overhaul - Wall Street Journal
Some of the largest U.S. business groups announced a multimillion-dollar television advertising campaign aimed at defeating the Democrats' pending health-care legislation, as both backers and opponents of the initiative sought to target wavering lawmakers in what is expected to be the final phase of the legislative process.
Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy - New York Times
The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation, by requiring President Obama to sign the bill into law before Congress could revise it through an expedited budget process.
Obama pushing on health care end game - AP
President Barack Obama is making his closing arguments for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.
Chamber Of Commerce Couldn't "Afford" To Buy Any Facts For Their New Ad - Media Matters
The Chamber of Commerce's health care group, Employers for a Healthy Economy, has created a new anti-health care reform ad. Titled "Afford," the Chamber of Commerce clearly didn't pony up the dough for any actual facts in the short spot.
Gibbs: House Should Take Note That 50 Senators Support Reconciliation - Huffington Post
The Obama administration made the case on Tuesday that enough senators are now committed to passing reconciliation fixes to their own health care bill that House Democrats should feel comfortable passing that legislation as well.
Democrats: No thanks to new 'Gang of 14′ - Politico
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wants to revive the bipartisan Gang of 14 — this time for health care reform, not judicial nominees.
OPINION
Thousands Tell Big Insurance: Blocking Health Care Reform Is a Crime - AFL-CIO
Thousands of union members, community activists, religious leaders and others turned out in Washington, D.C., today to confront Big Insurance and demand insurance companies stop plotting to kill health care reform even as Congress debates bills to reform the nation’s broken health care system.
8 - WhiteHouse.gov
8 — The number of people every minute who are denied coverage, charged a higher rate, or otherwise discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition.
Health Insurance Industry Defends Massive Profits, Complains It Is Being ‘Vilified’ - Think Progress
Insurers have responded to the administration’s campaign against recent rate hikes by blaming increasing health care costs, provider cost increases and adverse selection (healthier Americans are dropping coverage) for their premium increases. To hear them tell it, the insurance industry is a low-profit industry that spends just one cent of every premium dollar on administration and strives to reduce costs by encouraging efficiencies. Insurers “do not deserve to be vilified for political purposes,” Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) told the AP:
A Private Poll and Some Encouraging News - Jon Cohn
It would be nice if members of Congress voting on health care reform thought more about what's good for the country rather than what's good for their re-election prospects. But let's not kid ourselves. Many Democrats are plainly spooked by the prospect of supporting a measure that, according to the polls, a majority of Americans don't support.
Re: Rush Limbaugh - TIME
"I don't know. I'll just tell you this, if this passes and it's five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I'll go to Costa Rica."
It sadens me so deeply to see our country, that so often is patting itself on the back and telling everybody that we are the greatest nation on the planet, has so many people that have no problemb turning a blind eye and flat out don't care about their fellow citizens. Mean spirited, selfish and greedy people who normally seem like nice folk most of the time would let your father , mother, or even a little baby suffer and die from a treatable and curable illness. Shame on all of you who call your selfs god fearing!, Shame on all of you who say we can't afford it!, Shame on all you politicians who only care about their jobs!