Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases
If health reform is to be meaningful then all must contribute. Currently, the bottom 75% of those filing tax returns…
House Health Reform Bills Lengthy Reading
Two bills recently advanced in the House will be coming up for debate in the near future. The first is…
Reid "forces" public option into Senate compromise bill
Emboldened by polls suggesting that a majority of Americans favor inclusion of a public option, Senator Reid has "forced" a…
Health Insurers Ratcheting Up Rates Ahead of Reform
It would seem that heath insurers are following the lead of credit card issuers in "adjusting" rates, deductibles and co-pays…
House Unveils 1990 Page Health Reform Bill
Well, it seems we are down to a "tale of two bills". The Senate version and the House version. Both…
A Preview of Health Reform Battle
It is clear that the final vote on health reform is far from certain. The recent setback demonstrated that Democrats…
Doctor Medicare Payments a Political Football
Once again physicians are being used as a political football by the entrenched politicians in the Congress. While physicians are…
SGR vote in Senate on Monday being closely watched by physicians
For many years Congress has avoided dealing with a nagging problem that has plauged Medicare and physicians - the SGR…