As Democrats prepare to take up health care legislation on the floor of the Senate and the House, they are facing tough choices about two competing priorities. They want people to pay affordable prices for health insurance policies, but they want those policies to offer comprehensive health benefits. Full Story »
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This article is very well sourced, and extremely well timed and flawlessly written. I specifically appreciated the personality quotes and summaries
If there was only enough time to read one story at this precise stage of the health care debate, this the the story to read.
That tension between keeping costs low and improving coverage is just one of many challenges facing Congress and the Obama administration as they head toward the final ... More »
this story, in providing useful information about what the reform bills want to change in coverage plans and their cost to consumers, offers readers more substance than those all too often on the typical politics back and forth. included is max baucus' apt quote about the low-end policies, "pseudo-coverage".more statistics on this issue would have been better.
this story, like the one on preventable deaths in the wapo, focuses on information relevant to reform of health care more than it does on the ... More »
He said, she said journalism with little context. Including Senator Kyl's statement about not prescribing permissible coverage without the context of his statement against materinity coverage is misleading, at best. Including this type of vague discussion about cost vs. quality without any discussion of means of cutting cost and improving quality through increased use of primary care and decreased insurance overhead is also misleading.
These goals collide in the bills moving through Congress. The different versions of the legislation would all require insurance companies to provide coverage more generous ... More »
Robert Pear tries to present a somewhat balanced account of the ongoing health-care debate. His alternatives, "coverage" vs. "cost", may strike a nerve and might make sense superficially, but one feels like the debate should go about "social responsibility" vs. "profit", alternatives which seem to underlie the conflicting approaches.
Can the U.S. afford health insurance for the many uninsured? I think the answer is "yes". In a rich country which spends vast sums for its military ... More »
The chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, said he was trying to “strike a balance between affordability and proper ... More »
This informative article looks as the the different health care reform bills, comparing actuarial rates, or what percentage of medical expenses each HCR bill will require to be paid by the insured, balanced by annual caps on out of pocket expenditures.
This piece seeks to make it clear how the comparisons are made between apples and oranges, by explaining the actuarial basis for comparisons. It also then points out how the plans under consideration compare with what some Americans have currently.
I found this quite informative, but I don't understand how the differing levels (gold, silver, bronze...) apply.
Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, said she shared that concern. Under the bronze plan, she said, “you could be consumed by cost-sharing unless you were very ... More »
There are a lot of facts about the levels of coverage being considered by congress. It could use some more examples of why Congress is looking at this aspect of health care because I think many people will get lost in the numbers.
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