Health Access WeBlog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled the new Senate health reform proposal today, a merger of the bills produced by the Senate HELP Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. All 2074 pages of the bill, H.R. 3590, are available here , at http://democrats.senate.gov . There's been some quick responses on Twitter and blogs like The Treatment and the Wonkroom . California blogger...
Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
After weeks of closed-door talks to merge two Senate bills, Democratic leader Harry Reid will release legislation the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said would cost......
The Note (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with his caucus today for their weekly planning huddle and emerged “cautiously optimistic” that he can get the 60 votes he will need to bypass the first of several Republican roadblocks and start debate on a health reform bill. When will all this happen? Capitol Hill waits and waits for a cost estimate from the Congressional...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
| | [] [] By and WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform plan to be unveiled on Wednesday meets President Barack Obama's goals on costs and deficit reduction, budget analysts said, a finding that could boost its chances in a sharply divided Senate.After weeks of closed-door talks to merge two Senate bills, Democratic leader Harry Reid will release legislation the non-partisan...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
DHARWAD: The Dharwad Division of Insurance Employees’ Union has opposed the United Progressive Alliance Government’s move to pass two Bills pertaining to bringing in amendments to insurance laws in the winter session of Parliament, ...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kaiser Health News staff writers Mary Agnes Carey and Phil Galewitz write about last night's big news. "In one of the most anticipated events in the health reform debate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tonight released the bill expected to go to the Senate floor.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to release a new health care reform bill to his colleagues Wednesday afternoon. A spokesman said the Nevada Democrat then plans to hold a vote Thursday on procedural move that would allow debate to start on Saturday.
The Caucus (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
People who are closely following the health care debate might not have to wait much longer for Senate Democrats to release their bill and for the Congressional Budget Office to assess its cost.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The wait for the Congressional Budget Office score on the Senate health care reform bill has left Senators with time to carefully consider all the angles on reform, The New York Times reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "has already received some substantial analysis of his measure, and if the numbers had been what he wanted, he would have released a bill by now.
News Corpse (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
On the O’Reilly Factor yesterday, the big news was released that Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck will be taking to the road for a major entertainment event: The Bold & Fresh Tour. It sounds like the launch of a new laundry detergent to me. But no - this is the Tea Bagger equivalent of the Grateful [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The new Public Service Broadcasting bill which could drastically change the way the SABC operates - came as a complete surprise, a senior member of the corporation said yesterday.
Wake Up America (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Hill reports that the Congressional Budget Office has had a copy of the GOP Healthcare bill for a few days already to have it analyzed. House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said on Monday that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has had a copy of the yet-to-be-seen bill for the past few days. When will it make it to the floor? They are likely to release their bill...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
While Senator Reid admitted in a letter sent to every Republican Senator that his merged bill between the Senate Finance and Senate HELP Committee versions is a vapor bill and “ does not exist, ” the Speaker is forcing her House Members to walk the plank and vote. Senator Reid says he is waiting for various scores to come back from the Congressional Budget Office, but you...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
"The Republicans' health care bill in the House focuses more on lowering costs than on expanding coverage, party leaders said Monday - setting up a stark divide between the GOP and Democrats who have made near universal coverage a top priority of their bills," Politico reports.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has yet to release the bill he eventually plans to bring to the Senate floor. Reid is still waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to come up with an estimated cost of several possible variations of his bill before deciding which one to introduce in the Senate.
