Despite the signs of movement, a day after television cameras brought the nation Obama’s unusual day-long discussion with top Republicans and Democrats there were no clear indications of a major change in Congress. The equation remained the same: … House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she saw “good prospects for passing” health legislation and contended Thursday’s meeting showed a GOP content to accept the status quo of insurance companies bullying consumers. …
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Is the individual mandate that forces citizens to purchase health care insurance a constitutional power of the federal government? When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) was asked this question, she answered with the non sequitur “are you serious? …… What’s scary is that the republicans are not going to raise a stink about it, because the insurance companies have told everyone that the only way they can accept the uninsured is if everyone is required to sign up. … “WASHINGTON — The call came in from Rome, just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants were scrambling to round up scarce votes to pass their sweeping health overhaul. …. As noted in Market Watch, “Following a series of Medicare Advantage sales scandals, seven companies — United health Care, Humana, WellCare, Universal American Financial, Coventry Health Care, Sterling Life Insurance , and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee –voluntarily suspended their … House passes health insurance reform bill on close vote. By DAVE HELLING and DAVID GOLDSTEIN The Kansas City Star. A pounded gavel, the votes, then four words: “The bill is passed.” With that, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced narrow passage Saturday of historic … It requires almost everyone to get insurance , and for most employers to provide it. It expands subsidies for people too poor to afford coverage and sets up a public company to compete with private insurers. … The move to strengthen the FTC’s authority is on top of an earlier decision announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to strip health insurance companies of antitrust exemptions relating to price fixing, bid rigging and market … All the signs are indicating that the Dems are going to force or sneak a health care “reform” bill, with a public option, through the house and senate in the near future. They are prepared to use procedural methods to roll it over the Republicans and also go against the wishes of the majority of Americans. WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear Thursday that a controversial government-run insurance plan will be included in the House version of President Obama’s overhaul of the he Fox News: WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulled no punches Thursday in her criticism of the health insurance industry as she argued support is growing for allowing the government to sell health insurance in competition with private companies. At her weekly meeting with reporters, the California Democrat said Thursday she thought the health insurance industry had taken great pains to demonize her plan of a so-called “public option,” where consumers can purchase coverage from the f |
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