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Health Care Reform Update: Iowa Shows How Reform Should Be Done by Alta Price, M.D.Republicans in Washington refuse to vote for health care reform policies for political reasons, even when those policies are mainstream and virtually identical to previous Republican … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Next Year We Do It All Over Again by Alta Price, M.D.Every year before Passover starts I super-clean my kitchen, taking everything out of the cabinets and drawers, wiping out the cabinets and drawers, washing whatever … Continue reading →

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} Health Care Reform Update: Thank You, Iowans! by Alta Price, M.D. Today is … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Messages to BFIA Readers from Senator Harkin and Representative Braley by Alta Price, M.D.“Although Braley did not say so, I heard others at the dinner say that Representative Boswell may not vote for the bill. Those … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Thanks to Republican Senator, Medicare Cuts Physician Payments 21% by Alta Price, M.D. Thanks a lot, Senator Bunning (R-KY), for the 21.2% decrease in Medicare payments that went into effect on Monday, March 1, 2010! The … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: The House Republican Do-Nothing Plan by Alta Price, M.D.To prepare our readers for the big health care summit to be hosted by the White House February 25, last week I covered one of the most common … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Republican Voucher Plan for Medicare by Alta Price, M.D.During an interview with Katie Couric during the pre-game Super Bowl show, President Obama announced plans for a televised half-day summit to be held at the White House … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: It's Third Down and Goal to Go! by Alta Price, M.D.We had health care reform down to the one yard line before losing some yardage when we lost the sixtieth vote in the Senate. But quarterback … Continue reading →

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} Health Care Reform Update: Progressives Helping Shape Final Bill by Alta Price, M.D. There was … Continue reading →