Senate Finance Committee to Take Up Health Care Reform This Month
With Congress resuming work this week, a lot of eyes will be on the Senate Finance Committee's efforts to pass a health care reform bill out of committee. While there are hundreds of issues, the three marquee issues are whether the government will offer a "public option" for obtaining heath care benefits, whether there will be mandates for individuals and/or employers to participate and some determination of the fate of the current exclusion from income of employees for the value of health care benefits received through their employers. Read more.
House Republicans Propose Alternative Health Care Reform
The House GOP Health Care Solutions Group, chaired by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) last week unveiled an alternative to the expected Democratic plan that will likely include a government-sponsored health plan and mandates on employers and/or individuals. The GOP alternative aims to increase access to health care and to reduce health care costs by removing wasteful and fraudulent activity in our nation's entitlement programs and changing rules that allow trial lawyers to get rich off of medical liability lawsuits. The plan proposes pooling opportunities and incentives for states to form regional partnerships in order to help small businesses provide health care to their employees.
With Congress resuming work this week, a lot of eyes will be on the Senate Finance Committee's efforts to pass a health care reform bill out of committee. While there are hundreds of issues, the three marquee issues are whether the government will offer a "public option" for obtaining heath care benefits, whether there will be mandates for individuals and/or employers to participate and some determination of the fate of the current exclusion from income of employees for the value of health care benefits received through their employers. Read more.
House Republicans Propose Alternative Health Care Reform
The House GOP Health Care Solutions Group, chaired by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) last week unveiled an alternative to the expected Democratic plan that will likely include a government-sponsored health plan and mandates on employers and/or individuals. The GOP alternative aims to increase access to health care and to reduce health care costs by removing wasteful and fraudulent activity in our nation's entitlement programs and changing rules that allow trial lawyers to get rich off of medical liability lawsuits. The plan proposes pooling opportunities and incentives for states to form regional partnerships in order to help small businesses provide health care to their employees.
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