Ten years from now, if health care reform is a boondoggle, you might be able to trace that failure back to a decision in the wee hours of last week's Senate Finance Committee hearings.
It happened on Thursday night, just before midnight, when John Kerry put forward an amendment. It was amendment C-8: "Empowering State Exchanges to be Prudent Purchasers." The title may sound innocuous, if a bit arcane. But if you've followed the health care reform ...
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Cohn explains how an under-the-radar provision on insurance exchanges could make or break health care reform in the long run, depending on whether it's included.
Thoughtful opinion about the fact that the current Senate Finance bill envisions much weaker exchanges than are necessary to help provide affordable health insurance options to consumers.
Exposes and explains an important detail in how health insurance exchanges could work and what it means to the consumrer. Articles like this are important to keep us informed about what's being considered and what it means. Clearly explains one small part of the giant puzzle.
It is informative and well written and covers all the areas necessary to understand what is happening. There is no blame, only reporting.
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