“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Couple of Health Care Headlines

I'm crunching on a deadline, but couldn't help but peek at the headlines this morning... especially after walking on the treadmill listening to Fox & Friends, the REAL news channel.

Medicare for everyone
By Mike Soraghan
Say hello to "Medicare Part E" - as in, "Medicare for Everyone." House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option.
http://www.thehill.com/homenews/house/64029-medicare-for-everyone

Dem thumbs down to Reid doctors deal
By Alexander Bolton
A group of Senate Democrats is threatening to derail a deal Majority Leader Harry Reid offered to doctors in exchange for their support of President Barack Obama's healthcare initiative.
http://www.thehill.com/homenews/senate/64019-dem-thumbs-down-to-reid-doctors-deal

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