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voices.washingtonpost.com - 24 days ago

Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican Health-Care Plan

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Republicans are learning an unpleasant lesson this morning: The only thing worse than having no health-care reform... plan is releasing a bad one, getting thrashed by CBO and making the House Democrats look good in comparison. Late last night, ... (more) Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican ...

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prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com - 25 days ago

Budget Monitor Says G.O.P. Bill Leaves Many Uninsured

— prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com — A Republican alternative to the Democrats' health care plan may have limited impact, a report finds.... (more) Budget Monitor Says G.O.P. Bill Leaves Many Uninsured

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thinkprogress.org - 10/29/2009

Boehner Won’t Pledge To Offer GOP Health Care Plan, Refuses To Post It Online If He Does

— thinkprogress.org — Republicans have been insisting for months that Democrats are shoving a secret bill down the throats of... the American public. The health reform legislation “should be posted online for 72 hours so members and the American people get a chance to see ... (more) Boehner Won’t Pledge To Offer GOP Health Care Plan, ...

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RT @GoodTwitty CBO Says GOP #HCR ‘Alternative’ Leaves 52 Million Uninsured By 2019 http://bit.ly/1xjMIz #hc09 #publicoption #p2 #topprog 2 days ago

GOP Health Care "Alternative" would leave 52 million uninsured by 2019. http://bit.ly/3jYz9 22 days ago

CBO sez Repubs reform bill is cheaper than Dems but will insure 36 million less. Works for them. #HCR http://tinyurl.com/yz5z78r 22 days ago

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Dean Heller's Right Turns: The New Anti Government Candidate?
Desert Beacon — ... and their non-payment of claims to keep their medical payment ratios in line with Wall Street expectations. Under the guise of “portability,” bill strips the states' power to enact and enforce consumer protections, and to mandate coverage for things like vaccinations, mammograms, autism screening, mental health services, and prostate examinations. Fortunately, the bill has Zero chance of passage, perhaps because by CBO scoring it would leave 52 million Americans uninsured by 2019. [TP] It also isn't helping that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) isn't pledging to insert ...

Gingrich and Perry Tout Texas Health Care Mess
Crooks and Liars — ... Just two days after the CBO dismissed a House Republican plan that would barely dent the rolls of the uninsured, Perry and Gingrich blasted Democratic health care reform in a Washington Post screed titled, " ...