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POPSBlue Dog list Sen. Jon Tester, Montana DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2644, DC Fax Number: 202-224-8594 Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4041, DC Fax Number: 202-224-9750 Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-3004, DC Fax Number: 202-224-2354 Sen. Evan Bayh, Indiana DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5623, DC Fax Number: 202-228-1377 PriceWaterhouseCooper released an independent study of the Senate Finance Committee version of the government takeover of health care bill. The study showed that American family's budgets will be severely impacted by the bill and that health insurance premiums will increase dramatically. You may wish to read the study and use this as supporting documentation when you contact the Senators. Additionally, you may find some these resources helpful as well: Tea Party Patriots Health Care Talking Points Why Is Tea Party Patriots Focusing on Health Care Questions to Ask Your Represen
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POPSBig (but healthy) baby denied health insurance We as a culture have gone completely insane on the issue of obesity. See my recent clips about how research shows obesity has NO EFFECT on longevity. What does? Being fit and active . It doesn't matter if you're shaped like an apple, a pear, or a string bean - get yourself moving!
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POPSReading List: The Healing of America; World's Health Care Systems When Mr. Reid presents his shoulder to his own orthopedist in Colorado, the doctor is quick to recommend a shoulder replacement. It will cost his insurer tens of thousands of dollars (assuming it agrees to pay), with unknown co-payments for him. In Japan, the foremost orthopedist in the country (waiting time for an appointment, less than a day) offers a range of possible treatments, from steroid injections to surgery, all covered by insurance. (“Think about it, and call me.”) In an Ayurvedic hospital in India, a regimen of meditation, rice, lentils and massage paid for entirely out of pocket, $42.85 per night, led to “obvious improvement in my frozen joint,” Mr. Reid writes, adding, “To this day, I don’t know why it happened.”
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POPSReform Supporters Outnumber Critics At Town Halls And when Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a forum on health care reform he drew an overflow crowd, with a majority on the Democratic lawmaker's side. "A large majority of those present at the first discussion applauded Lujan when he stressed several times that he was in favor of a public option and when Lujan and other panelists criticized insurance companies."
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POPSAdministration Official: "Sebelius Misspoke?"
On Saturday, Mr. Obama defended the public plan before an audience in Colorado Springs. At the same time, he said that the government option was not the single critical element of reform, pointing instead to the provisions preventing insurance companies from discriminating against people, requiring them to offer plans to everyone, and capping premium increases. This has been a refrain the White House has used for weeks, but not until Saturday did Mr. Obama voice it so explicitly. An administration official said tonight that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "misspoke" when she told CNN this morning that a government run health insurance option "is not an essential part" of reform. This official asked not to be identified in exchange for providing clarity about the intentions of the President. Appearing on Face the Nation, press secretary Robert Gibbs said that fostering competition and choice were non-negotiable, but the specific mechanism . . .
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POPSColorado Health Insurance Quotes from Roper Insurance Affordable Health Insurance Coverage or Health Insurance Quotes in Colorado by Roper Insurance Colorado Health Insurance Brokers - instant quotes, online applications and the widest variety of Colorado Health Insurance carriers, plans, and insurance products including Colorado health insurance for families and individuals, Colorado health insurance for businesses, Colorado life insurance, long and short-term disability, travel health insurance, Colorado dental insurance, and Colorado retirement plans and AARP senior financial products.
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POPSEmployee Health Insurance Costs: Growing Even Faster Than We Think? How accurate are national figures estimating the growing costs for employee health insurance for businesses? A local study in Colorado found that costs rose over 10% from last year, more than twice what a national survey said about the state. Can numbers from the other 49 states be assumed accurate?
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POPSWSJ On Health Insurance Maze The big question here is how we create a better bureacracy. Are European-style systems better for patients with rare genetic diseases? It's possible, but the article doesn't say. It does demonstrate, however, that the current system is filled with unimaginable levels of bureacracy.
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