Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010 – 12:12 P.M. EST REPRESENTATIVE BOEHNER: Mr. President, I’d like to yield to Dr. Boustany to continue this conversation about insurance reform. REPRESENTATIVE BOUSTANY: Thank you, Leader Boehner, and thank you, Mr. President. I come at this as a physician, a cardiovascular surgeon with over 20[Read More…]
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House Repeal of Health Insurance Antitrust Exemption Wins Overwhelmingly
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement upon House passage of H.R. 4626, The Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act by a vote of 406-19. “The House passage of The Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act will end the mistake Congress[Read More…]
Speaker Pelosi’s Remarks at Bipartisan Meeting at Blair House on Health Insurance Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010. Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered opening remarks at Blair House this morning during the bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform hosted by President Obama. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks: On Urgent Need for Health Insurance Reform:“As we sit around this table, I think we should be[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama, Senator Alexander, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Reid in Opening Statements at Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform
Washginton, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010 – 10:06 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Welcome. Thank you so much for participating today. I am very grateful to all of you because I know how busy you are. What I want to do is just make a few brief remarks on the[Read More…]
Revelations About Potentially Dangerous Drug Highlight Need For Impartial Research Provisions in Health Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24 – A consumer watchdog group argued on Wednesday that the recent revelations about the diabetes drug Avandia underscore the need for the strong drug research provisions contained in the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress. Last Saturday, the Senate Finance Committee issued a report that claims[Read More…]
AMA To President Obama And Summit Attendees: Medical Liability Reform Essential To Curbing Health Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. In advance of President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit, the American Medical Association (AMA) joined with more than 75 medical specialty societies to urge summit attendees to effectively address the broken medical liability system as part of health system reform. In a letter sent to the[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in January
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health remained relatively stable in January. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 101.0 points in January, up slightly from a reading of 99.1 in December. The survey[Read More…]
America’s Nurses Committed to Advancing Healthcare Reform
Silver Spring, MD–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2010. The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S. and a long-standing fierce advocate for guaranteed, affordable, high-quality health care for all, applaud President Obama for reinvigorating the health care debate with his $950 billion health reform proposal and for convening the[Read More…]
SEIU Statement on President Obama’s Health Care Reform Proposal
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2010. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern released the following statement after the release of President Obama’s proposal for health reform: “This Thursday, Congress has an opportunity to break the gridlock that has denied American families the health insurance reform they are so desperately calling[Read More…]
Representatives Rangel, Miller, Waxman Statement on President Obama’s Health Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2010. The chairmen of the three House committees with jurisdiction over health policy, U.S. Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), George Miller (D-CA), and Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), today responded to President Obama’s health insurance reform proposal released this morning. The chairmen will be attending the White House’s[Read More…]
