The Senate cleared a big hurdle last week when it voted 60-39 to bring its health reform bill to the floor for debate. Now the horse race begins as senators jockey with Majority Leader Harry Reid for the provisions they would like to see changed or added. In the meantime, physicians are waiting to see [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Senate’
November 16, 2009
No Pause In The Debate: The Policy & Practice Podcast
From press conferences, interviews, and more around Washington, D.C.
Congress took a holiday last week to honor America’s military heroes both past and present, but the veterans of the health reform debate did not pause.
A breakaway group of physician organizations mounted a challenge to the American Medical Association’s backing of the House-passed reform bill. Activists on [...]
November 10, 2009
Coalitions Splinter: The Policy & Practice Podcast
The House approves a health care reform bill, but Democrats splinter over an abortion provision. The bill receives support from the American Medical Association, but some surgeons’ groups beg to differ. And physicians of all specialties await a Congressional fix to the Medicare SGR formula.
It’s all in this week’s Policy & Practice podcast. Take a [...]
October 26, 2009
No SGR Fix So Far: The Policy & Practice Podcast
From press conferences, meetings, and more around Washington, D.C.
Too few votes on a procedural measure meant a fix to the Sustainable Growth Rate formula–a long-time thorn in doctors’ sides–was not taken up by the Senate last week. That’s the headline story in this week’s Policy & Practice Podcast.
Go ahead and take a listen to this [...]
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 [...]
August 3, 2009
Town Hall Time: The Policy & Practice Podcast
from Congressional hearings and press events in Washington, D.C.
House members have gone home for August and Senators are close behind. Health reform closure? Um, not so much. Take a listen to this week’s Policy & Practice Podcast to learn about the delays and divisions on health reform.
Policy & Practice Podcast August 3, 2009
As Congress recesses [...]
July 21, 2009
One Vote Down, Many to Go: The Policy & Practice Podcast
From Congressional hearings, press briefings, and related health care events around Washington, D.C.
Technical quirks caused us to miss our Monday post, but here, one day late, is your weekly installment of the Policy & Practice Podcast. Last week, a Senate committee passed its bill, the AMA unexpectedly weighed in, and the President added his two [...]
July 13, 2009
A billion here, a billion there: Soon you’re talking real money
From congressional hearings, press briefings, and assorted heath care events in Washington, D.C.
Pardon the paraphrase of the late Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), the Grammy-winning orator who eventually lent his name to a Senate Office Building, but health reform last week focused on billions and billions of dollars. Where will they come from? How will we spend them?
Want 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, [...]
