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Health Change Bulletin
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22,
2009
| Volume One
Issue Thirteen
Complimentary Publication from Health Policy Publishing
LLC
www.HealthChangeBulletin.com
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| We would
like to wish you a Happy Holiday season! Look for the next issue of the
Health Change Bulletin to resume on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010. |
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he debate before us today is not
whether insurance market reforms are needed. In fact, health plans
proposed and support a complete overhaul of insurance market rules and
new consumer protections to ensure all Americans have guaranteed access
to affordable, portable coverage. The critical policy questions are
whether the current legislation can bend the cost curve and result in a
sustainable system. While the bill makes important improvements in
access and takes steps towards cost-containment, it lacks accountability
to ensure that costs are brought under control. Moreover, this bill
includes provisions that will increase costs for families and small
businesses and disrupt the quality coverage on which millions of
Americans rely today."
Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans |
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Senate Approves Compromise Language for Health Bill
Patrick Yoest, Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2009
AMA Announces Support for Passage of Senate Health Reform Bill
American Medical Association, December 21, 2009
Tort Reform Opt-Out
Concerns Insurers
Arthur D. Postal, NU Online News , CNN, December 21, 2009
Deep in Health Bill, Very Specific Beneficiaries
Robert Pear, New York Times, December 20, 2009
Ahip Statement On Senate Health Care Reform Legislation
Karen Ignagni, AHIP, December 19, 2009
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Incorporating the
Manager's Amendment
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Congressional Budget Office, December 19, 2009
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The Other Health Bill: Medicare Pay Cuts for Docs, Cobra Extension
Jacob Goldstein, Wall Street Journal Health Blog, December 22, 2009
The Revised Senate Health Reform Bill: Cost Control And Other Aspects
Timothy Jost, Health Affairs Blog, December
21, 2009
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AMA, Hospitals Back Senate Health Bill; Insurers Still Opposed
WSJ Health Blog,
http://twitter.com/WSJHealthBlog, December
22, 2009
Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills
NYTimes Health,
http://twitter.com/nytimeshealth, December
22, 2009
Nelson on 2nd of 3 HC votes: "bill relies on free market, not big gov't,
to add competition, choice, and better care"
Senator Ben Nelson,
http://twitter.com/SenBenNelson, December
22, 2009
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Conservative Dem defends deal
CNN, December
20, 2009
Controversial US health bill passes
Reuters, December
21,
2009
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