national health reform

Senate Finance Considers Baucus Plan

Submitted by pahealth on September 22, 2009 - 10:43am
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A vital step in the passage of health care reform began September 22 as the Senate Finance Committee began consideration of the plan proposed by its chairman, Senator Max Baucus.

Wall Street or Main Street?

Submitted by pahealth on September 8, 2009 - 2:30pm
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"For too long the value of work has been diminished by policies that have put Wall Street above Main Street." That's Bill George, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, writing on Labor Day in the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

Affordability and cost will be big issues in fall session

Submitted by pahealth on August 24, 2009 - 7:11pm
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When Congress returns to session in September, the silliness about euthanisia and a government take-over of health care will be behind us. Then the debate will begin to focus on practical questions of cost: how to pay for a plan that would make health insurance affordable for American families that don't have coverage now and have precious little to contribute to insurance premiums.

"The Health Reform Bill is the Flashpoint"

Submitted by pahealth on August 12, 2009 - 12:52pm
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What have we learned over the course of the past two weeks about support for health care reform?

York Town Hall Meetings Endorse Health Reform

Submitted by pahealth on August 6, 2009 - 12:15pm
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Emotions ran high in two town hall meetings held August 5th in York. Although opponents of reform made the most noise, a majority of participants indicated their support for national health reform.

The meetings, hosted by York Representative Eugene DePasquale and Montgomery County Representative Josh Shapiro, focused on gathering input from area residents on the health care legislation moving through Congress. Shapiro promised to forward the results of the meeting to the White House.

Geisinger Health System points the way forward

Submitted by pahealth on August 3, 2009 - 8:55am
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Geisinger Health System practices many of the cost-saving principles touted by the Obama administration and is making people healthier in the process.

Telling the Truth about Reform

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1.  Will adding people to the health care system drive up the costs of health care?

We won't be adding people to the health care system; everyone is already in the system one way or another.  Some have good coverage, enjoy preventive and diagnostic care, and see a doctor regularly if they have a chronic condition.  Others have bad coverage, get their medical care in the emergency room, and see a doctor only after they are very sick. 

957,000 Pennsylvanians Would Gain Health Coverage Under HR 3200

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Who wins, who loses in national health reform plan?

Submitted by pahealth on July 20, 2009 - 4:22pm
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Congress is debating how to reform health care, a sector of our economy that consumes nearly 17 percent of GDP.  Much as we'd like for everyone to come out a winner, that's not possible.  Who wins and who loses under HR 3200, the plan under consideration in the U.S. House?

Winners:  People who have insurance now.

Historic debate over health reform begins in Congress

Submitted by pahealth on July 16, 2009 - 11:30am
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The long-awaited debate about how to fix our broken health care system has begun in Congress.  Key committees in each chamber are reviewing the bills, which are expected to be voted in the full House during the last week in July and in the full Senate during the first or second week in August.

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