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Daily Rounds – November 11

  • The Senate clock has started:  link
  • The Senate rules will make sure the debate is much more in-depth, to the chagrin of those on the left:  link
  • Former President Clinton can’t stay away from the debate:  link
  • No bill has passed, and states are already looking to opt out:  link
  • Apparently there are still some hard feelings in the House, after Saturday.  And that’s just amongst Democrats:  link and link
  • St. Petersburg Times’ fact checks some of the claims by pro-choice representatives about the Stupak amendment:  link

Daily Rounds – November 10

  • Now that the Pelosi Plan has passed the House, what is its prognosis in the Senate?  link
  • The battle over abortion coverage now moves to the Senate:  link
  • Pro-choice representatives have sent the message - not again:  link
  • President Obama not thrilled with House language on abortion:  link
  • Economists, Senate moderates now concerned cost:  link
  • Virginia Senator Mark Warner says President Obama is focusing on the wrong thing:  link
  • Small businesses looking at bill’s impact:  link
  • Young adults could end up paying a lot more so seniors pay less:  link
  • Gallup poll flips – majority now opposed to health care reform:  link

Daily Rounds – November 6

  • Saturday may be the day in the House, maybe:  link
  • Changing 1/6 of the nation’s economy merits just 5 hours of debate in the People’s House:  link
  • House Democrats still fighting it out over abortion, immigration provisions:  link
  • President Obama will endorse the Pelosi Plan:  link
  • The American Medical Association will have a lively meeting this weekend, after their President went ahead and endorsed the Pelosi Plan:  link
  • In the Senate, the moderates still hold all the cards:  link
  • Speaker Pelosi has left some leftover tricks in her plan for American taxpayers, according to the Wall Street Journal link
  • Former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry discuss the impact of the Senate’s Medicaid proposals on states:  link

Daily Rounds – November 4

  • Health Care Reform bills do not do enough to control costs, says Washington Postlink
  • New York Times review of House Republican plan:  link
  • Does Yesterday impact the health care debate?  Speaker Pelosi says no:  link
  • House Democrats pushing for less than a day of debate, Saturday vote:  link
  • As they show their cards with the Manager’s amendment:  link
  • Surprise!  AARP to endorse Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Immigration remains an issue:  link
  • White House not worried if it takes until 2010 to pass Obamacare:  link
  • Senate Moderates keep exerting influence on process:  link
  • WSJ op-ed:  Women don’t like health care reform:  link

Daily Rounds – November 5

  • The people go to Washington, say no to the Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Leadership of AARP, AMA endorse Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Senator Snowe, only Republican to support Senate Finance bill, no fan of the Pelosi Plan:  link
  • More interesting abortion provisions found:  link
  • SURPRISE!  Those without insurance will have to wait 6 months to get coverage under Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Millions of Americans would pay Pelosi Plan fines:  link

Daily Rounds – November 3

  • House Republicans propose alternative to Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Democrats having trouble with abortion coverage in Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Immigration remains a sticking point for House Democrats:  link
  • SURPRISE!  Pelosi Plan costs even more than previously estimated – $1.2 trillion and rising:  link
  • Small businesses will bear the brunt of new taxes in Pelosi Plan, according to nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation:  link
  • Business community unified in opposition to Pelosi Plan:  link
  • They call this open government?  House Democrats may not allow ANY amendments to Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Senate leader says health care reform may not pass before new year:  link

Daily Rounds – October 30

  • New Accounting Rules?  House Democrats say their bill costs $894 billion, but CBO and the media say its actually $1.05 trillion:  link
  • Today’s CBO report says the Pelosi Plan costs$600 billion more than Senate versions:  link
  • Despite cutting a deal with the White House, drug manufacturers get hammered by the Pelosi Plan:  link
  • Business is not happy with the bill, and doctors aren’t thrilled about it either:  link

Daily Rounds – October 29

  • House Democrats finally unveil the latest and greatest version of the Pelosi Plan, all 1,990 pages of it:  link
  • House Republicans have started just reading the bill, which is twice as long as War and Peace, and they have already found a few issues with it:  link
  • The Congressional Budget Office has released its initial analysis, and there is already trouble – premiums for the Public Option would be higher than those for private insurance:  link
  • House Democrats use the west steps of the Capitol to unveil their bill, but the public isn’t invited:  link
  • Business groups come out against the Public Option:  link

Daily Rounds – October 28

  • Senate Health Care bill to include Public Option: link
  • Senate Moderates aren’t buying in:  link
  • Senator Lieberman takes firm stance against Public Option:  link
  • House leaders say they are close to taking Pelosi Plan to the floor:  link
  • House Democrats still fighting over abortion:  link
  • The Washington Post looks at AARP and its insurance business – is there a  financial reason why they are supporting health care reform?  link

Daily Rounds – October 25

  • Congressional Democrats still having trouble finding a plan that will get votes to pass: link
  • The public is not very confident that Congress will fix the number one problem in health care – cost:  link
  • Small businesses seeing dramatic rise in health care premiums:  link
  • An employer mandate will not be part of the Senate bill, but that doesn’t mean employers are off the hook:  link
  • Not everyone is supportive of electronic health records:  link
  • The Wall Street Journal examines the potential impact of health care reform on primary care physicians:  link

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