Princeton, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2009.  In a year when debate over the nation’s health care system and need for reform sparked a political rollercoaster, Americans’ confidence in health care remained mostly consistent throughout 2009, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index). After a sharp[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2009.  A national organization of 17,000 physicians who favor a single-payer health care system called on the U.S. Senate today to defeat the health care legislation presently before it and to immediately consider the adoption of an expanded and improved Medicare-for-All program. While noting that the Senate[Read More…]

Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2009.  Declaring “chicken soup is no substitute for quality, universal health care,” proponents on Monday passed out cans of chicken soup in front of Congressman Tim Holden’s office. The demonstrators, including some USW members, encouraged local residents to remind the Congressman that America needs more than chicken[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2009.  AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released this statement following the Senate’s vote to move forward with health care reform. AARP designated this morning’s cloture vote on the manager’s amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as an “AARP Key Vote.” The Association will record[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2009.  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has discovered an error in the cost estimate released yesterday related to the longer-term budgetary effects of the manager’s amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Correcting that error has no impact on the estimated effects of the legislation[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2009.  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have released an analysis of the budgetary effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Senate Amendment 2786 in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3590 (as printed[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2009 – 1:42 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello.  Good afternoon, everybody.  You know that I am from Chicago, so let me first say that with the place where I live covered with snow I’m finally starting to feel like home.  And I am sorry to drag you[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2009.  Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson made the following remarks at a press conference this morning announcing his support for the Senate health care bill, which will reduce costs, expand access, and improve health care for all Nebraskans: “Change is never easy…but change is what is needed in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2009. Over the past few decades, there has been an intense struggle in Washington between the lobbyists for the insurance industry and the interests of the American people over what has been called a Patient’s Bill of Rights – a set of rules to protect Americans from[Read More…]

Commentary Moveon.org launched a campaign a few days ago to raise $400,000 to defeat Joe Lieberman, vowing to strip him of his leadership post and fight his re-election. Thursday, they announced they’ve raised a million dollars. Check out puppet Joe asking for a pony and four more inches. The unending[Read More…]