1. Mar
    17

    Backroom Dealing on Health Care Far From Over

    Posted in Healthcare By Marianne Suarez | Tagged , , , , ,

    We’ve all heard plenty about some of the backroom deals being discussed in Congress to secure votes for health care legislation – the Cornhusker Kickback for Nebraska, the Louisiana Purchase – just to name a few.  Voters made aware? Issue resolved? Not even. After some strong words about removing all special deals from the legislation, [...]

  2. 1
    Dec
    14

    The Senate Health Care Bill – Expensive and Ineffective

    Posted in Healthcare By Marianne Suarez | Tagged , , ,

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) released a report Friday analyzing the impact of Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care bill currently under consideration in the Senate.  It found that the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009” will in fact have a considerable financial impact – but not in the way [...]