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ObamaCare should be called ObamaCon Tom Smith
It is really is astonishing and cynical-making. The House is being asked to pass the Senate bill on the promise that if they do so, the Senate will come back…
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Health care mystery Tom Smith
Is anybody else baffled by what is going on with the Obama Care transformative initiative? Is there some rational method in the Reid-Pelosi-WH (?) madness? Is it indeed at all…
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Health care bill constitutional, or not Tom Smith
It seems to me it can't be, really. If Congress can say, you must do X or we will tax you, because not doing X is interstate commerce, doesn't that…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Senate Approves Major Health Reform Legislation
This morning the Senate approved H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, by a vote of 60-39. Congressional leaders must now reconcile differences between the health reform bills cleared…
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The Health Care Takeover Maimon Schwarzschild
The Powerline guys sum it up rightly - here is their post in full:Arrogance, Corruption, Stupidity Republicans didn't have the votes to stop the Senate's Obamacare bill this morning. But they…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Does Stupak Amendment Mirror Wider Public Opposition to Abortion?
New York Magazine: The Abortion Distortion: Just how pro-choice is America, really?, by Jennifer Senior:Most New Yorkers hadn’t heard of BartStupak before he attached his devastating anti-abortion amendment tothe House’s…
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Intrade on ObamaCare Tom Smith
FWIW the intrade prediction market seemed to have liked BHO's presser (as we seem to be calling it) last night. Prices on the enactment of a government health care plan…
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More on Ezra Klein’s AbsurdityMike Rappaport
Tom beat me to the punch on Ezra Klein's absurd criticism of Greg Mankiw. I read the criticism and tried to think about how to respond to it. But Greg…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Congressional Hearings
There have been many Congressional health policy hearings recently, with more scheduled. Highlights include the following: House Ways and Means Committee. Recent hearings have examined traditional Medicare’s benefit design and…