President’s Compromise
| February 24, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Below is the full White House Health Reform Compromise, as well as the ITUP Summary for your reference: President’s Key Improvements ITUP Summary of the President’s Health Reform Compromise Also, here are two interesting takes on the state of the public option: ONE TWO more
Monday’s health reform bill from the White House…
| February 19, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog, Federal, Legislation/Policy |
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…won’t actually be a bill but rather a collection of compromises to bridge the House and Senate versions in anticipation of the February 25th Summit. The following ideas are expected to be included, using the not-officially-confirmed reconciliation process: -Closing the Medicare doughnut hole -A fix to the Cadillac tax (looking… more
AHIP Agrees
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog, Federal, Legislation/Policy |
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AHIP President Karen Ignagni released a statement regarding the rampant individual market premium increases, though declined to comment on the industry’s profit earnings. Nevertheless, her comments reinforce the need for reform of the deteriorating system: It’s time to stop the politics of vilification and focus on what Americans need most:… more
Polling the People, the Counties, and the Congress
| February 17, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The People A recent Zogby poll finds there is still widespread support for core aspects of health reform, though the take away is that reform must be better explained to the public. For example, almost 85% of the respondents claimed they were at least somewhat familiar with key components of… more
Thank you, Anthem
| February 16, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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No doubt our well-versed readers have heard about the Anthem Blue Cross development this week and the timely opportunity it creates. Amidst harsh criticism from the White House, Congress, HHS, state legislators, and local advocates, Anthem has decided to delay the scheduled 40% premium rate increase for individual policies until… more
BREAKING: February 25th Health Care Summit Details
| February 12, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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-The Congressional Roster of Participants, in addition to the Vice President, Secretary Sebelius, Office of Health Reform’s Nancy-Ann DeParle, and representatives from the OMB and CBO. -The Formal Invite, which interestingly implies that the President will unveil the final compromise between the current House and Senate bills before the event… more
More Cost-Containment in Massachusetts
| February 12, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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I have written in the past here and here on the state’s landmark 2006 reform passage and current developments. The state is very important to follow as many of the elements in the federal efforts are already in play in Massachusetts. To sum up, the 2006 reform includes an individual… more
Many Thanks From ITUP
| February 11, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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We would like to thank all those who made this year’s 14th Annual ITUP Conference a success, including conference attendees, speakers, volunteers, and our generous funders. The gathering was a fascinating mix of the past year’s successes, concern over the fate of federal health reform, and inspiration for going forward.… more
Assemblymember Dave Jones
| February 10, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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“We asked the CEO of Blue Cross to come to a hearing later this month, and we hope to ask her how the organization thinks that Californians can afford a 39% increase in premiums during a recession with nearly 13% unemployment.” “Earlier this year we were able to end insurance… more
CA Budget Breakout Session
| February 10, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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“The most astounding provision I’ve heard of late is the ‘savings’ realized by delaying July Medi-Cal payments into August. Not only is this a mere accounting gimmick, but it also imposes a fine of $40 million on the state that goes to the federal governmet as part of the ARRA… more
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