Earlier this week, John Wonderlich wrote about the promised 72 hour online posting of the House health care bill and... View Article
Continue readingHouse Health Care Bill Online
Earlier today, the House unveiled the final version of their health care reform bill. You can view the full bill... View Article
Continue readingWhy read the final health care bill?
As noted below, the Baucus health care bill was finally released in legislative language (soon to be available on Open... View Article
Continue readingIs It Really Any Surprise?
Is it really any surprise that Sen. Olympia Snowe announced that she will vote for the health reform bill in... View Article
Continue readingHidden ‘Bundles’ of Lobbyist Giving Show Full Court Press by Health Care Donors
Sunlight and the Center for Responsive Politics have teamed up on a collaborative investigative project that shows never-before-seen “contribution clusters”... View Article
Continue readingSenate Finance Committee Public Option Vote and Campaign Contribution Ratios
In the continuing health care debate the public option remains as the key puzzle piece in the Democrats’ health care... View Article
Continue readingHealth Reform Dissenter Received Inordinately Large Pay-Out From Pharmacy Chain in Purchase of Pharmacy
Rep. Mike Ross has been the most consistent dissenter from his party’s attempt to pass health care reform citing costs,... View Article
Continue readingSenate Finance Committee Amendments
The mark-up of the Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill is currently underway. (You can watch the proceedings on... View Article
Continue readingBaucus’ Lobbyist Complex: The Real Gang of Six?
Just going to repost the Max Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex in light of this AP article: The latest health... View Article
Continue readingRead the Baucus Bill
The missing piece in the health care reform puzzle was dropped in Congress today. After months of negotiations with Democrats... View Article
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