WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2009.  As health reform reaches a critical juncture in Congress, AARP and AMA are joining forces to cut through the noise and focus on the benefits of health reform for older Americans who depend on Medicare and the physicians who care for them. Today, AARP and AMA are[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2009. Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) President Andy Stern released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s release of its Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “Tonight our Senators voted to give the American people the debate on health insurance reform we deserve. Our Senators said no[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2009. “The President is gratified that the Senate has acted to begin consideration of health insurance reform legislation. Tonight’s  historic vote brings us one step closer to ending insurance company abuses, reining in spiraling health care costs, providing stability and security to those with health insurance, and[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2009.  By a vote of 60 to 39, the U.S. Senate has voted to move the health care bill to the floor for debate.  Votes, as anticipated were along party lines. Tonight’s vote by the Senate is merely a procedural motion to continue debating the issue[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2009.  U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln said today she and a majority of Arkansans want “health care solutions not stalemate” as she announced she would vote to open debate on a Senate Health Care plan that she vowed will undergo significant change in the days ahead. Lincoln said any[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2009. “President Obama commends the House of Representatives for taking action to protect the care and physician choice that Medicare beneficiaries and TRICARE patients have earned. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act includes key provisions to update the payment system – including eliminating the steep payment cut[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009.  AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued this statement following today’s introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “We applaud the Senate for merging the Finance and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees’ bills and taking another important step toward fixing what’s wrong[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009.  Last night CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) issued an estimate of the budgetary effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act proposed by Senator Reid. Among other things, the bill would establish a mandate for most legal residents of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009. “Today we passed another critical milestone in the health reform effort with the release of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I was particularly pleased to see that the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill will reduce the deficit by $127 billion over[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009.  The future of the country lies in the hands of its young people. Yet today, more than 1/3 of America’s youth – aged 19-29 – lacks health care. Often dismissed as the “young invincibles” who don’t worry about health care, a new study from the U.S. Public[Read More…]