Back to the drawing board on healthcare

The House is about to take up healthcare reform again, but not in a meaningful way. Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill this week that would repeal the federal antitrust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed since 1945 -- a move that makes for little more than a good sound bite. Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in both chambers continue to talk about how to make the comprehensive reform bill passed by the Senate acceptable to enough members of ... Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via OneRiot (Health & Medicine), NewsRack (Health Care)
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 8, 2010 - 1:59 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Feb 8, 2010 - 7:54 AM PST

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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Feb. 8, 2010

This editorial focuses on the growth of health care expenditures and discusses the difficulties both parties have in reining them in. It isn't a comprehensive look at health care by any means and gives short shrift to the moral issues but suggests what some consider a practical step forward for the Democrats.

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Derek Hawkins
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