Posts tagged as:

national health care plan

Health Care Reform: Nelson/Hatch Amendment Set Aside

December 8, 2009

In a close vote of 54 to 45 the Senate voted to table or set aside the Nelson/Hatch Amendment that would have barred the use of federal funds from being used to subsidize abortions and would have prevented the purchase of insurance that would cover abortions by anyone using federal subsidies.
The so-called Hyde language has [...]

Read the full article →

Health Care Moves Forward in the Senate

November 22, 2009

Last night the Senate mustered enough votes to proceed with the health care bill.  The vote was totally partisan.  Thirty-nine Republicans voted against moving the bill along.  All Democrats and Independents voted for the bill.  It must be said that some of the Dems were kicking and screaming all the way up to the vote.  [...]

Read the full article →

The Case for Health Care Reform

May 18, 2009

A recent poll shows that as a result of the economic recession Americans are visiting the doctor less often and buying less fruits and vegetables.  In other words, Americans are being forced to put their health on the back burner.  It is unfortunate that in what we prefer to call the world’s greatest country, there [...]

Read the full article →

The Need for a Healthcare Plan

January 6, 2009

Following the stimulus package, and I am assuming that will come first, the President-elect and the 111th Congress need to put the healthcare plan for America at the forefront of domestic policies. 
Catastrophic health care costs and out of pocket medical care was the primary cause of over half of the 1.06 million bankruptcies filed in [...]

Read the full article →