Snippets from the Steering Committee Forum
| September 15, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I attended the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Forum on the Urgent Need for Health Care Reform this morning, where two panels testified for Speaker Pelosi, Chairmen Rangel, Waxman, and Miller, Chairwomen Slaughter and DeLauro, and a number of Representatives including Dingel, Kucinich, and Bacera among others. Needless to… more
Finance Committee Updates and a Request for Our Readers
| September 14, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The Gang of 6 continued their discussions today, with an official Mark pledged by Friday to be presented to the full Finance Committee for amendments starting next week. The discussions today (and tomorrow with governors) surround the extent of state contributions in Medicaid expansion. As states contribute on average 40%… more
Weeken Leisure Reading
| September 11, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Here is an updated version of the comparison matrix I created a while back for the Congressional proposals. 2.0 includes House Committee markup amendments and the recent provisions from the Finance Committee Framework. Enjoy! more
Health Reform in an Updated Box
| September 10, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I posted a nice flow chart a while back, put together by Nicholas Beaudrot. He updated it recently to include income level specifications so now anyone can easily answer the question “What does health reform mean for me?” The chart shows individual subsidies up to 300% FPL (like the Baucus… more
Where We Stand: Vol. 2
| September 9, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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As all eyes will be on President Obama’s speech this evening and with Congress getting a good jump out of the September blocks, I thought it would be useful to asses where we stand in the overall process: -Health reform bills have passed out of 4 of the 5 relevant… more
ITUP DC Workgroup
| September 9, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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We held our first ever Washington, DC workgroup today to discuss the California-specific implications of the federal reform effort. Many thanks to Kaiser Family Foundation for housing this event, which included staff from the House, Senate, Department of Labor, and the Children’s Partnership. Major findings from the workgroup: – The… more
Gang of 6 Framework
| September 8, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The Finance Committee bipartisan group led by Max Baucus released their Framework today, which finally contains most of the provisions they have been considering in writing. Initial estimates put the cost at $880B over 10 years. Major highlights: -Individual mandate, with Medicaid expansion to ALL individuals up to 133% FPL… more
Two Friends
| September 4, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I have two friends who are particularly relevant examples in health reform, both for their own health and in the sustainability of the health care system as a whole. The first is a 26 year old female who works in the service industry and is currently uninsured because she in… more
And the focus comes back to DC….
| September 2, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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President Obama will address a joint session of Congress next Wed. Sept 9, surely only the beginning of an aggressive hand-on approach by the White House. There is even anticipation that a structured and focused single plan will be presented on paper by the Administration, and will be less robust… more
Another look at Massachusetts health reform…
| September 1, 2009 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Attended a panel discussion today that included members of the Commonwealth Connector (the MA insurance exchange) as well as prominent health system analysts in the state’s reform effort. As many of the national proposals mimic those passed in Massachusetts, it is important to assess how the state’s experiment develops. The… more
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