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Some of the headlines in recent days are not worthy of belief. No, I’m not referring to the headlines that…
Read More (‘Conceptual Language’ Hides Health Care’s Costs)Exchange at the October 8, 2009 Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on the Effectiveness of Democrats’ 2009 Stimulus Law QUESTION:…
Read More (Setting the Record Straight)Washington, DC – Following today’s announcement by the Congressional Budget Office that substantive medical liability lawsuit reform would reduce health care spending…
Read More (CBO Data Boosts Republican Push to Include Lawsuit Reform in Health Care Legislation)Hearing Advisory McDermott Announces Hearing on the “Safety Net’s” Response to the Recession Witness List and Testimony (Printer Friendly)…
Read More (HEARING: Hearing on the “Safety Net’s” Response to the Recession)The table below compares the White House’s February 2009 projection of the number of jobs that would be created by the 2009…
Read More (Stimulus on Track to Meet Job Projection Goals – for Washington, D.C.)Webster’s dictionary defines a safety net as “something that provides security against misfortune or difficulty.” That’s a broad definition, and safety nets…
Read More (Linder Opening Statement: Hearing to Evaluate the Response of “Safety Net” Programs)Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Representatives Charles Boustany (R-LA), David Dreier (R-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA) and…
Read More (Senior Republicans Hold Roundtable; Point to Job Loss Created by Careless Buy American Expansion)Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Republicans today reacted sharply to a letter from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the recent gag order…
Read More (HHS Secretary’s Letter Confirms CMS Overreached in Issuing Medicare Plan Gag Order)As Ways and Means Republicans have noted, the health plans Congressional Democrats are proposing have already failed at the state…
Read More (The Lesson of State Health-Care Reforms)