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Health Change Bulletin
| December
10,
2009
| Volume One
Issue Ten
Complimentary Publication from Health Policy Publishing
LLC
www.HealthChangeBulletin.com
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espite broad opposition from
constituents, the Senate is debating legislation that will cost American
families higher premiums and increased taxes. The goal of health reform
is to bend the cost curve, while increasing access for more Americans.
This bill doesn’t.” Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President of Government
Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
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Showdown Vote Nears On Importing Low-Cost Drugs
Alan Fram, Associated Press, December 10, 2009
Paul B. Ginsburg Named Research Director of the National Institute
for Health Care Reform
The Center for Studying Health System Change, December 10, 2009
For Some Ages 55 to
64, Medicare Will Cost Too Much
Janet Adamy, Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2009
U.S. Employers Shun Health Reform Despite Deal
Reuters, December 9, 2009
State Ups Fine For Health-Reform Scofflaws
Julie M. Donnelly, Boston Business Journal, December 9, 2009
FDA Questions Reimportation of Drugs
Alicia Mundy, Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2009
Starting on the Path to a High Performance Health System
The Commonwealth Fund, December 4, 2009
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There Be Dragons: The Fiscal Risk Of Premium Subsidies In Health Reform
Jeff Goldsmith, Health Affairs Blog, December 9, 2009
Docs, Hospitals, Insurers Oppose Medicare at 55
Jacob Goldstein, Wall Street Journal Health Blog, December
9, 2009
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Senators Collins & Wyden introduce amendments to health care bill to
hold down premiums
Senator Susan Collins,
http://twitter.com/senatorcollins, December 10, 2009
Pelosi Leans Toward Medicare Plan
WSJ Health,
http://twitter.com/WSJHealth, December 10, 2009
Democrats See Room for Hope on Health Bill
NYTimes Health,http://twitter.com/nytimeshealth, December
9, 2009
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Sens. Wyden, Collins offer joint health amendments
MSNBC, December 10, 2009

Aetna CEO on Health Care Reform
CNBC, December 9,
2009
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