Teddy Kennedy is getting involved in the health care negotiations. (Thanks to Andy for the catch.) This was what John McDonough suggested a few days ago, and I reiterated this morning. Teddy's apparently telling everyone to cool it … [Read more...]
Health Care: Airing the dirty laundry
Well, it seems that Mitt, Trav and Sal have decided to go public with their differences on the health care bill negotiations. Again, 'BUR had a decent report today, heavy on Mitt's and Trav's criticisms of DiMasi for being "obstructionist". … [Read more...]
Health Care conferees: Open it up
Word is that things have gotten really, really bitter behind the scenes of the health care conference committee. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. And I think it comes from a huge difference of opinion of what's "politically … [Read more...]
Health Care’s Strange Bedfellows
What is truly behind the health care stalemate on Beacon Hill? Rumor has it that Sal DiMasi has begrudgingly compromised on the so called payroll tax contained in the House health care plan. However the same rumors say Trav has actually … [Read more...]
Health care: Durned if I know
Regarding the stalled health care negotiations, Somedem asks: "Will it ever happen?". Well... I don't know, but maybe we shouldn't be surprised it's overdue. This is tough stuff. Apropos of the Globe article today, and the WBUR story … [Read more...]
‘BUR on health care impasse, personal mandates
WBUR just did a fine report on the health care impasse on Beacon Hill. They haven't posted it yet on their site, but perhaps they will later today. Give it a listen.UPDATE (by David): Here's the link. … [Read more...]
Health Care reform in limbo: Where are the pressure points?
If you can stand a little technical detail about how the Federal Government, through Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, has started traipsing through our <a … [Read more...]
Will the feds crush MA health care reform?
This is just depressing as hell: State House News Service and WBUR are reporting that the federal government will not support any MA health care reform that increases eligibility to Medicaid (MassHealth), which was a central tenet of all of … [Read more...]
Health Care conferees: Stop digging, please
WBUR's Martha Bebinger had another intriguing report about the health care conference committee, which apparently is likely to produce a bill within a couple of weeks. The word is that DiMasi and Trav have become more personally involved. … [Read more...]