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Health Care Spending to Increase

One of the promises made when President Barack Obama was pushing his health care reform initiative was that there would be no increased health care costs. Well, now that it’s passed, things are starting to look a bit different.

 

Author: Michael Gomes
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Weeks Later and Still Confusing

It’s now been several weeks since the health care reform bill was passed and many Americans are looking for answers on how the bill will impact them. They are not the only ones that express confusion towards the bill. Members of Congress don’t quite understand it either.

Case in point? The new law inadvertently kicks some Congress members and staffers off their health plan. Currently, federal government employees, including members of Congress receive their health coverage through the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) system.

Author: Michael Gomes
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Acceptance of Health Care Bill Continues to Decline

Poll after poll shows that despite the health care bill passing, the American public is still not keen on the bill. The latest poll from Associated Press finds that 50 percent of Americans oppose the bill, with 39 percent approving. This is quite the change since just a few weeks ago when the bill was initially signed.

Author: Michael Gomes
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Let the Games Begin!

What a week.  First the House passes the Senate version of the Health Care Reform bill.  Then they pass a reconciliation bill that the Senate has agreed that they will pass.  Then the reconciliation bill gets modified by the Senate and then the House votes on the modified Senate version.  The President signs the first bill with great ceremony, is awaiting the second bill to sign as I write this and is now heading out on the road to begin to “sell” the plan to the American public.  Does any of this confuse you?  Well, just wait.

Author: Michael Gomes
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