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In a recent letter to President-elect Barack Obama, a coalition of business and labor groups — the Business Roundtable, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, AARP and the Service Employees International Union — argue that “addressing skyrocketing health care costs ...
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The Baucus Plan
Political Animal —
... takes a look at some of the political considerations of the upcoming debate; and Igor Volsky gets into "the guts" of the Baucus plan, including how he'd pay for it. Baucus' blueprint is also online ...
Baucus Health Plan
Matthew Yglesias —
... articles ever was dedicated to bashing Max Baucus so let’s say I’m a Max Baucus skeptic. But earlier today while I was out on the Toblerone Line (anti-tank fortifications, not candy) and the global financial system continued to melt down, he released an ambitious blueprint for health care reform. Such things are too important to be left to someone like me who can’t give it full attention. So consider some links:
Krugman.
Volsky.
Cohn.
Klein.
All are fairly enthusiastic. Which turns out ...
Baucus: Our plate is too ‘full’ for health care reform this year.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) — citing “obstacles” such as the economy, energy legislation, Iraq and Afghanistan, and the deficit — said at a conference today that health care reform is unlikely to happen this year. As Finance Committee Chairman, Baucus plays a key role in pushing through health care legislation:
“Why might reform not happen this year? As is often the case, the new administration and the new Congress face competing priorities,” said Sen. Max Baucus. … “These priorities ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/13/2008 —
One of my first print articles ever was dedicated to bashing Max Baucus so let’s say I’m a Max Baucus skeptic. But earlier today while I was out on the Toblerone Line (anti-tank fortifications, not candy) and the global financial ...
Shouldn't Universal Health Care Come First?
openleft.com 2/23/2009 — 23 years is a long time - almost a quarter century. It's also the gap between when Medicare will face some budget problems and when Social Security will face some budget problems :
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