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Health Care Law Poses Financial Pitfalls for States
By Lou Cannon - Politics DailySpeaking at the University of Iowa soon after he signed the Patient Protection and Care Act into law, President Barack Obama told an amused audience that he hadn't seen any asteroids falling from the heavens. It was his way of saying that the sky won't collapse because the United States has finally joined the long list of industrialized democracies providing near-universal health care coverage. Considering the political obstacles he overcame to obtain a health care bill, it is understandable that the president is using a time-worn tactic of ridiculing the more extreme claims of the opposition ...
Opinion: Health Care Reform's Bounce Lands With a Thud
By John Merline - AOL News(April 16) -- Just before the House passed the health care reform bill in March, President Barack Obama's lead pollster, Joel Benenson, promised that the reform's low public approval numbers would climb "once reform passes" and Americans start to see "the tangible benefits" they will get. Many other reform backers made the same point. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said that once it passes "it's going to become more popular" because "the lies that have been spread, they vanish because you see what's in the bill." Others argued that the public's sour view of the legislation was mainly a result ...
Obama, Tax Increases and Debt Reduction: How GOP Can Avoid Political Trap
By Peter Wehner - Politics DailyPresident Obama is in the early stages of setting a political trap for the GOP -- one he hopes will take one of his greatest weaknesses and turn it into a strength. The weakness Obama has is that he is viewed as fiscally reckless by much of the electorate, having engineered an unprecedented spending binge even before he passed into law a hugely expensive new entitlement program in health care. At a time when the deficit and debt are more potent political issues than ever, and when those who are viewed as responsible for them are more vulnerable than ever, Obama and Democrats in Congress are ...
Congressman in Trouble After Health Care Vote
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsTYSONS CORNER, Va. (April 4) -- Rep. Gerry Connolly was among friends as he explained at a Rotary Club breakfast why he voted for health care reform last month. "We're all businessmen and businesswomen," the Democratic congressman told the well-dressed group over bacon and eggs at a private club here. "This bill is the largest single deficit-reduction legislation in American history. It's a good start in terms of sort of fiscal discipline, and it will bring down the cost of health care." Many in the room nodded approvingly. Other parts of the district are not so welcoming. Many are ...
'Who Will Run Health Care?' And Other Readers' Questions Answered
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySince the beginning of the health care reform debate, I've been swamped with questions from readers about the finer points of the bills moving through Congress. Now that health reform is the law, I'm pulling out the most asked questions to answer them for everybody. I'll start with a few easy ones today, and will get into the more detailed questions as the week goes on. So here we go... Pete wants to know, "Who will run health care in the U.S.?" Good question, Pete. Contrary to some rumors, the reform law is not a full-blown "government takeover of health care." The huge majority of Americans ...
Opinion: Repeal the 'Jobs Killer,' Start Over
By not in system - AOL News(March 29) -- More than 130 economists recently signed a statement warning that a government takeover of health care would destroy American jobs. But Democrats didn't listen. Cliff Owen, AP House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, says "we need to repeal Obamacare." Instead they twisted every arm, struck every backroom deal and used every accounting gimmick imaginable to ram their bill through Congress. Disregarding the economists, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised it would create "400,000 jobs almost immediately." President Barack Obama said it would help build a "new ...
DNC Rolls Out Ads Supporting Democrats Who Voted for Health Reform
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Democratic National Committee announced it will begin running ads Thursday praising House Democrats who voted for the health care reform bill and calling out Republicans who opposed it. The ads -- 25 on television and 10 on radio -- will run in markets across the country, the DNC said in an e-mailed statement. The "Hands Off Our Health Care" radio campaign goes after 10 GOP members of Congress who are working to repeal the reform bill President Obama signed into law Tuesday. The ads are tailored for specific Republicans and criticize each for voting "against ending discrimination based ...
House Leader Decries Threats to Democrats Over Health Bill
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 25) -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer voiced concern today over warnings of violent reprisals against members of Congress who voted for landmark health care legislation, saying the threats are being taken "very seriously." "The bottom line is, we need to be very careful in public life that our rhetoric doesn't incite to violent acts," the Maryland Democrat said on a network morning news show. He said dealing with difficult issues in a civil and peaceful manner is "at the core of our democracy." The FBI is working with lawmakers subjected to menacing obscenity-laced phone ...
Opinion: My Terrible, Awful Day Under Health Reform
By Tom Dunkel - AOL News(March 24) -- I confess I haven't followed the health care debate closely these past ... 45 years. I'm one of those people for whom "public option" generally connotes that awkward decision you're sometimes faced with at the end of a long night of bar-hopping with weak kidneys. Can I make it home in time to pee? Or should I duck into this alley and exercise my, uhm, public option? But I rallied at the 11th hour and did my civic duty. I sat glued to the television Sunday night as members of the House of Representatives took turns making windy speeches before casting their historic votes. ...
Plurality Approves of Health Care Reform Passage, but Not Enthusiastically
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyForty-nine percent of Americans say that Sunday's passage of comprehensive health care reform was a "good thing" while 40 percent disagreed, with 11 percent undecided, according to a Gallup poll conducted March 22. Democrats regarded it as a good thing by 79 percent to 9 percent, with 12 percent undecided, while Republicans said the opposite by 76 percent to 14 percent, with 10 percent undecided. Independents were evenly divided with 46 percent saying it was a good thing, 45 percent a bad thing and 10 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. While a plurality approved of the ...
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