Posts Tagged ‘ Congressional Budget Office ’

The Return of Healthcare Reform

February 23, 2010
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The Return of Healthcare Reform

[tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] Lately, it seems like healthcare reform is like a zombie: it just keeps coming back to life when everyone thinks it is dead.  Today Yesterday (dang clocks and my workload!) President Obama finally put his own two cents into the debate.  The President had to come up with something to revive his…

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Merry Christmas: The Senate Passes Healthcare

December 24, 2009
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Merry Christmas: The Senate Passes Healthcare

[picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=News&iid=7428267" src="5/5/4/f/President_Obama_speaks_0b13.JPG?adImageId=8623544&imageId=7428267" width="380" height="304" /] [tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] Whether referring to the Senate’s vote this morning as a Christmas present to the American people is taken with an ounce of sarcasm or not is up to you.  The fact is, we are at the point that only one step remains in the…

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Can the Senate Pass Healthcare On Time?

December 18, 2009
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Can the Senate Pass Healthcare On Time?

A few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised to the American people that healthcare reform would be finished as far as the full Senate is concerned by Christmas. Well, something needs to be rethought, and it's not just Senator Lieberman's party allegiance...

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Is a Deal on Healthcare Imminent?

December 8, 2009
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Tonight, there is a potentially large compromise on healthcare reform in the Senate. The so-called Group of Ten Senators working toward a compromise sent a proposal to the Congressional Budget Office that dramatically changes the dynamic of the debate, but passage is still far from certain.

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The Senate Healthcare Bill is Unveiled

November 18, 2009
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Late today, Senator Harry Reid unveiled a broad outline of his plan for healthcare reform in the Senate. Here is a brief summary of key portions of it, and a look at the challenges facing healthcare reform. This is going to start getting interesting pretty soon.

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Delaying the Finance Committee’s Vote: Good Move, Senator Baucus

October 6, 2009
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Today, Senator Baucus pushed back the Finance Committee's vote on his health care reform proposal. This is a very good move by the Senator, but why?

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