Michael Moore Sees A Health Insurance Company Win.

When Michael Moore sees Obamacare as an insurance company win, you know that this reform has gone off the rails. The reform bill actually means 5 years of new taxes and cuts, before any change happens. At a trillion dollar cost over 10 years. When government takes over the industry, no one wins. It’s time to make your voice heard and let your elected representatives know where you stand. Americans can reform...

The Untimely Release Of New Mammogram Standards

Right in the middle of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a new set of breast cancer screening recommendations has caused some anxiety for women, leaving them wondering whether or not to schedule regular mammograms or whether the new recommendations will impact their insurance policies. The government panel of doctors and scientists concluded that getting screened for breast cancer so early and so often is harmful,...

Healthcare Reform Takes A Hit From The Lenders

From Reuters China questions costs of U.S. healthcare reform Guess what? It turns out the Chinese are kind of curious about how President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plans would impact America’s huge fiscal deficit. Government officials are using his Asian trip as an opportunity to ask the White House questions. Detailed questions. Boilerplate assurances that America won’t default on its debt or inflate...

Healthcare Reform – The Long Road Ahead

Reuters has a good comparison in the difference between the house and senate bills: Here are some potential sticking points as legislation advances through the Senate. Details on the Senate version reflect a version passed by the Senate Finance Committee. Senate leaders have yet to unveil their version. * Public Option The House bill includes a new government-run health insurance plan that would be offered on...

Health Insurance Will Be Mandatory

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health...