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The GOP Health Care Bill: Insurers Win, You Lose
The GOP Health Care Bill: Insurers Win, You Lose
The Wall Street Journal, of all places, had the most accurate headline on the new Republican health care bill set to be unveiled by John Boehner, after months of waiting. The headline was: "GOP Health Bill Gives Insurers More Leeway." The Wall Street Journal apparently thought that headline was ...
Congressional Budget Office Thrashes Republican Health-Care Plan
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 ...
Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost Nobody
Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost Nobody
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Earlier this week, a spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner made a prediction . The Republican... health care plan, he said, "will cover millions more Americans" than the Democrats' plan. Bold. But here's what the experts say: By 2019, CBO and ... (more) Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost ...
Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
thinkprogress.org — While leading GOP opposition to health care reform over the past few months, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)... has simultaneously insisted that Republicans believe in helping Americans with preexisting conditions get health care. Currently, “in 44 ... (more) Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s ...
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The Republicans Have A Healthcare Reform Bill! Sort of.
Daily Kos — ... story. As Darcy blogged last night, the Wall Street Journal had the most honest summary of the bill in its headline: "GOP Health Bill Gives Insurers More Leeway" and in its lede. A House Republican health-care bill wouldn't seek to prevent health-insurance companies from denying sick people insurance, Minority Leader John Boehner said Monday. That's hardly reform, though the insurance companies will certainly love it. HCAN sums it up. The Republican bill runs the table on provisions that will ...

Republicans Declare Opposition to a Government Takeover of Health Care
Hit & Run — ... bills, would accomplish this by "letting families buy health insurance across state lines, allowing small businesses to pool together and offer health insurance to their employees at much lower costs, just like big businesses and unions can today, giving states the tools to create innovative reforms that lower costs and ending junk lawsuits that contribute to high health care costs." Naturally, liberals have been dismissive, portraying it as a handout to insurers that's based on old ideas long proven ...

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Weird: Story On GOP Health Plan Removed From WSJ.comFired Up! Missouri
There may be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this switcheroo -- but the WSJ has replaced a story titled "GOP Health Bill Gives Insurers More Leeway" with a different article about the proposal from House Democrats called "Flash Points Linger in Health Bill."  ...