Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Tumultuous Team of Ten
| December 9, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Big, big things over the last 24 hours. Here are the compromises reached by the Team of 10 that are a satisfyingly making health reform look more and more like the Dutch and German systems, in addition to a few amendment developments: REMOVED -National Public Option with negotiated reimbursements, giving… more
Real Health Reform
| December 8, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The Commonwealth Fund and the Center for American Progress released a report yesterday, expanding on the CBO’s conservative and limited estimated savings realized in health reform, something I have cited as a limitation in the past. The lead economists (David Cutler, Karen Davis, and Kristof Stremikis) rely on business literature,… more
More Public Option Compromise
| December 8, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The news of the day out of the Senate is a development in the ever changing public option ‘compromise’. Where the previous version created a non-profit ‘option,’ the new flavor of the day would allow the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to choose existing non-profit national plans that meet national… more
Informative Links
| December 4, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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A number of good links today: -ITUP Executive Director Lucien Wulsin’s Thinking About the End Game that addresses issues of contention in the Senate -Senator Gregg’s letter to the GOP on how to stall health reform, including time-consuming motions, full-text reading of bill and amendments, and declaring spontaneous points of… more
The Public Option: Plan B
| December 3, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Just as a new poll was released today indicating that 59.9% of the public believes in a public option, Senator Carper floated his ‘Plan B’ alternative to the proposal. If centrists like Lieberman, Snowe, Collins, Landriau, Lincoln, and Nelson do not ultimately support the current proposal, Carper instead poses combining… more
Innovation in California’s Rural North
| December 2, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I’ve been touring the northern counties of California over the past few days for the annual ITUP regional workgroups, and we have met many inspiring individuals who are dedicated to the health of underserved communities in these rural areas. We were able to learn more about the unique needs, barriers,… more
Let the games begin
| December 1, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The Senate took up the first full floor debate yesterday, and Harry Reid has prophesized many late nights and full weekends dedicated to health reform in order to pass a bill by year’s end. Republican Senator’s requests to ‘start over’ are already rampant, and their numerous amendments to kill delay… more
