“We’re going to get it done this year. It would have been much easier to pass it in July. It would have been easier to pass it in November. But again, as the president said, it’s hard. We don’t give up just because things are hard in this country. And… more

There have been varied reactions to the President’s remarks last night on health reform, but advocates are generally satisfied with the tone that Obama established. He expanded further in a Town Hall today (after Min. 35), linking health reform as the key to effective deficit reduction. If you desired greater… more

Early reports indicate that the President’s State of the Union address will provide some needed clarity amidst the plethora of speculation surrounding the fate of health reform. Though unlikely to prescribe a timed path, Obama should (hopefully) be able to negate the ‘alternative’ paths like a pared-down bill, or multiple… more

All signs point to the reconciliation process in order to pass a companion bill that allows for House majority support of the Senate version. Here are the major changes that are expected to be in the companion (which look quite similar to those compromises reached during the conference committee process):… more

Broad consensus surrounds the viable path that should now be taken in Congress: Pass the Senate Bill and Fix it Through Reconciliation. Paul Krugman lays it out quite bluntly , and 47 of the nation’s leading health policy experts have signed on, as well. Below are our thoughts for your… more

Waking up today, federal health reform became a completely different beast. Seemingly inevitable legislation that would fundamentally transform the American health care system for the better is now showing signs of mortality. It would be too easy to lament on the “if only”s, and even easier to kick the can… more