A battle is being waged by small businesses, accountants, and members of Congress to repeal a new tax reporting requirement in the health law. But it could raise $16 billion for the government.
Also tagged a-new-tax, and-members, being-waged, billion-for, congress, del-icio-us, fight, government, health, health-care, more-here, new-tax, small-businesses, the-governmentSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid mistakenly called out “no” Thursday when asked for his vote on the health care reconciliation bill, setting the chamber howling with laughter. See the rest here: Reid casts wrong vote on health care for second time
Also tagged casts-wrong, chamber, chamber-howling, for-second, health, rest, setting-the, setting-the-chamber, the-rest, thursday, vote, vote-on-health, with-laughter-AP – For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don’t rate close to a perfect 10. Excerpt from: Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills (AP) The rest is here: Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills (AP)
Also tagged a-perfect-10-, care-bills-, congress, democrat, for-consumers-, health, health-care, perfect-10-, rate-close, taking-finalDemocrats recently came to terms with a lobbying force of unexpected influence in the health care debate: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Though the group has nary a lobbyist on its payroll, it successfully pushed for an anti-abortion amendment to be added to the House health overhaul bill.
Also tagged bill, care-debate, catholic, catholic-bishops-, group, has-nary, health-overhaul, though-the-groupNEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers on trial for fraud told “black and white lies” to investors in 2007 about the health of their funds even though they were seeing some of the worst market conditions ever, a U.S.
Also tagged black-and, even-though, funds, health, hedge-fund, jury-on-thursday, managers-on-trial, seeing-some, stearns, the-worst, their-funds, white-lies, worst, yorkAP – Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan. Originally posted here: No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option (AP) Continue reading here: No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option …
Also tagged and-mistrust, care-overhaul-, for-federal, government, health-insurance, letting-the, letting-the-government, posted-here, quiet-fadeawayWednesday night, President Obama delivers his health care speech to Congress. Tell us what you want to see included in the health care bill, and tacticians from the left and right will let you know if they think you’ll get your wish. E-Mail This Add to …
Also tagged a-delivers-his, and-tacticians, care-bill, congress-tell, delivers-his, health, health-care, left, left-and, president, president-obama, see-included, what-youWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee widened their probe of the health insurance industry on Monday, seeking information on companies’ policies for small businesses Read this article: U.S.
Also tagged article, commerce-, democrats, health, insurance-industry, insurers-on-small, monday, nformation-on-companies, original, policies-for, probe, push-, see-the, small-businessAP – It’s one issue in the health care debate that nearly everyone even the insurance lobby seems to agree on: Better consumer protections are needed to end the nightmare of not being able to get covered for a treatable, if costly, illness. View post: Consumer protections …
Also tagged are-needed, better, care-debate, consumer, consumer-protections, end-the, even-the, get-covered, health, insurance, nearly-everyone, nightmare, one-issueMcClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON As the Obama administration wrestles with how to pay for a costly revamp of the health care system and whether to spend more to spark a nearly lifeless economy, it faces shrinking fiscal room to maneuver. With each passing day, the outlook for the government’s …
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