Health Care Reform

Well, this is the great issue of our time. We're currently looking at a federal "reform" that seems to be based on the Massachusetts plan of requiring individuals to buy insurance, subsidizing lower income people, and offering a number of cheap plans for people to choose from. Unfortunately, this morning our State Treasurer called for the repeal of the Mass plan which is bankrupting our state and while that's only one voice, the legislature is making cuts to it that will reduce the number of people... read more

Originally published at Day In Washington . Please leave any comments there. Max Baucus - Senate Finance Committee Obviously, I am buried under health reform these days but I wanted to send out a few quick bullet points about the Baucus health reform bill that might be of interest to people with disabilities.  I’ve always said that comprmise is where everybody goes away unhappy.  Max Baucus’ health reform bill  from the Senate Finance Committee claims to “ensure this package works for...

Originally published at Day In Washington . Please leave any comments there. There has been a lot of discussion of late about the various health reform bills and what they really mean and not all of that discussion has been positive or productive. I do believe that there are some valid concerns about these bills. No legislaton is perfect. And in all of the rhetoric currently out there it is critical to remember two things: Everyone has an agenda and will spin information, so always check...

An interesting article discussing the re-authorization of the SCHIP programme and its wider implications for a universal health reform.  Beyond Incrementalism? SCHIP And The Politics Of Health Reform -- Oberlander and Lyons, 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.w399 -- Health Affairs

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The health reform bill was finally passed which means affordable health care for all citizens of the United States of America. I am happy about this because health care has been extremely horrible and has been a major issue even before I was alive. However it seems some citizens are upset by this decision and thought to threaten some congressmen. Why must we be ignorant? We complained about health care being too expensive for years and wanted it a change. Now the government steps in and makes a change...