Posts Tagged as ‘public plan’

November 2, 2009

High Stakes for Physicians: The Policy & Practice Podcast

From press conferences, interviews, and more around Washington, D.C.
Physicians have a lot riding on what happens in Congress this year. After months of wrangling over health reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) will try to get her version of the health overhaul bill through the chamber. The bill includes a public plan whose rates [...]

October 5, 2009

Nearing the Finish Line?: The Policy & Practice Podcast

From hearings and press conferences in Washington, D.C.
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on its health reform bill this week. Once out of the committee, there will be more merging, amending, and negotiating. And it’s anyone’s guess what will make it into a final package. In this week’s Policy & Practice Podcast, our [...]

September 21, 2009

A Time to Amend… the Policy & Practice Podcast

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

From Washington, D.C.:

After a long summer of waiting, journalists, policy wonks, and the public can finally start poring over the details of the Senate Finance Committee’s version of health reform legislation. But the work is really just beginning for the committee’s chairman, Sen. Max Baucus (D.-Mont.), who this week will have to [...]

June 24, 2009

Because You Just Can’t Get Enough About Health Reform

From press conferences, briefings, and hearings in Washington, D.C.
Sure, we promised you another installment of the Policy & Practice Podcast on Monday. But we’re so excited that we felt the need to post another one today. Listen here: Policy & Practice Podcast 6/24
Today’s installment covers the President’s visit to the AMA, primary care wants and woes, [...]

June 23, 2009

Two Minutes on Health Reform: The Policy & Practice Podcast

from meetings, press conferences, and briefings in Washington, D.C.
The details are beginning to emerge on health care reform–and to keep you up to speed, we present the Policy & Practice Podcast.
Policy & Practice Podcast 6/23
EGMN’s health policy reporters and editors–Joyce Frieden, Alicia Ault, Mary Ellen Schneider, Denise Napoli, Keith Haglund, and yours truly–scour the daybooks [...]

April 27, 2009

Public Plan Death Match

From a meeting sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform, “Public Plan Option: Fair Competition or Recipe for a Crowd-Out?” in Washington, D.C.:
Who remembers ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ on MTV? It’s a cultural touchstone. I think everyone currently debating health reform here on the Hill should be familiar with it (Wikipedia says they’re reviving it). And if [...]