Health Care Reform
BIOCOM is committed to keeping its members informed on the most current news in the health reform debate. The following links will be updated on a regular basis, as changing information dictates. Please note the articles are presented for informational purposes, and do not necessarily reflect the views of BIOCOM as an organization. If you have questions or comments, or suggestions for articles you think may be of value, please contact Jimmy Jackson, BIOCOM Vice President of Public Policy and Communications.
HEALTH REFORM BASICS
Official U.S. Government Health Reform Site
White House Executive Order establishing White House Office of Health Reform
BIO Priniciples on Follow-On Biologics
Chairman Baucus Health Reform Proposal 9-16-09 (America's Healthy Future Act of 2009)
Chairman Baucus' Press Release Summarizing His Amendments of 9-22-09
Chairman's Mark, Senate Finance Committee Health Reform package including amendments as of 10-2-09
House Democrats Health Reform Bill as released 10/29/09
Link to Final House Bill 11/4/09 and Managers' Amendments
CBO Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The President's HCR Meeting Proposal
HEALTH REFORM UPDATE LINKS
The Wall Street Journal 2/22/2010 -- Obama's Health Plan Adds $75 Billion to Senate Bill
The Wall Street Journal 2/22/2010 -- Obama Health Plan Costs $950 Billion Over 10 Years
The New York Times 12/27/2010 -- Healthcare Options Have Pluses, Minuses: Hoyer
The Wall Street Journal 12/23/2009 -- Businesses Brace for Health Bills Costs
The New York Times 12/22/2009 -- Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate
The New York Times 12/22/2009 -- Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills
The Washington Post 12/21/2009 -- Health-care bill clears crucial vote in Senate, 60 to 40
The Wall Street Journal 12/21/2009 -- Senate Democrats Clear Health Hurdle
The New York Times 12/21/2009 -- Health Bill Passes Key Test in the Senate
Bloomburg 12/17/2009 -- Emanuel Tests Limits of His Persuasion in Health-Care Overhaul
The Wall Street Journal 12/17/2009 -- Reid Fights for 60th Vote on Health Bill
Politico 12/16/2009 -- Vote by Christmas in peril
The Wall Street Journal 12/16/2009 -- The Health Bill Is Scary
Associated Press 11/30/2009 -- Senate opens partisan debate on health care bill
The Hill 11/30/2009 -- CBO report predicts hike in insurance costs
The Hill 11/29/2009 -- Seven issues to watch as the Senate begins amending the healthcare bill
The Wall Street Journal 11/28/2009 -- Brand 'Biologics' Retain Edge in Bills
Washington Post 11/23/2009--Public Option at Center of Debate
The New York Times 11/22/2009--Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate
The Washington Post 11/22/2009--Senate Democrats Vote to Bring Health Bill to Floor for Debate
The Washington Post 11/20/2009 -- Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill
Politico 11/20/2009 -- Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic
The Wall Street Journal 11/20/2009 -- Business Sours on Overhaul as Legislation Veers to Left
The New York Times 11/19/2009 -- Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
NPR 11/19/2009 -- Health Bill Hopes To Sway Reluctant Democrats
The Wall Street Journal 11/19/2009 -- Showdown Set for Health Bill
The Wall Street Journal 11/19/2009 -- US Senate Bill Includes Lower $2 Billion Medical Device Tax
New York Times 11/18/2009 -- Senate Health Bill Said to Cost $849 Billion Over 10 Years
The Hill 11/18/2009 -- Biden meets Reid ahead of healthcare unveiling in Senate
NPR 11/18/2009 -- Charting The Future Of The Health Overhaul Bill
The Wall Street Journal 11/17/2009 -- Time Crunch Looms for Health Bill
Bloomberg 11/17/2009 -- Sebelius Expects Senate to Clear Health-Care Bill in December
New York Times 11/16/2009 -- Capital Waits as Budget Chief Crunches Numbers
Roll Call 11/16/2009 -- History Holds Lessons for Present Reform Fight
The Wall Street Journal 11/13/2009 -- Reid Weighs Rise in Medicare Tax
The Wall Street Journal 11/12/2009 -- Washington's Gift to European Biotech
Bloomberg 11/9/2009--House, Senate Health Care Reform, Side-by-Side Comparison
The Wall Street Journal 11/9/09--Health Bill Faces Senate Heat
Bloomberg 11/8/2009--Insurers, Drugmakers Turn to Senate for Health Bill Changes
New York Times 11/8/09--Obama Presses Senate to Act Quickly on Its Health Bill
Washington Post 11/8/09--House Democrats Pass Health-Care Bill
New York Times 11/7/09--Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House
Washington Post 11/6/09--Democrats wary of Health Bill Defections
Washington Post Blog 11/5/09--AARP Endorses House Health Care Bill
The Wall Street Journal 11/05/09--House Vote on Health Care: Here's What to Watch For
Washington Post 11/5/09--House Expected to Vote on Health Bill Saturday
Washington Post 11/4/09--Health Bills Too Timid On Cutting Costs, Experts Say
Washington Post 11/4/09--House Releases Final Bill--Vote Possible by Weekend
Washington Post 11/3/09--Democrats' Concerns Over Abortion May Imperil Health Bill
New York Times 11/3/09--Health Care Debate Focuses On Legal Immigrants
New York Times 11/2/09--House Harder on Drug Makers Than Senate
Washington Post 11/1/09--States Likely to Shape Health Reform
New York Times 11/1/09--Obama Strategy on Health Legislation Appears to be Paying Off
Washington Post 10/31/09--Democrats Challenged on Cost of Health Bill
Wall Street Journal 10/30/09--Drug Makers Face Tougher Measures
Washington Post 10/29/09--House Health-Care Reform Bill Includes Public Option
New York Times 10/28/09--House Plans To Roll Out Its Health Care Plan on Thursday
Washington Post 10/28/09--Centrists Unsure About Reid's Public Option
New York Times 10/26/09--Senator Reid Announces 'Opt Out' Pubic Plan
Washington Post 10/26/09--Next Phase in Health Care Debate--The Art of the Deal
New York Times 10/25/09--Democrats are Optimistic that Public Option Will Be Approved
Washington Post 10/24/09--Prognosis Improves for Public Insurance
New York Times 10/22/09--Group Urges Making Industry's saving Pledges Legally Binding
New York Times 10/22/09--Americans Remain Divided Over Health Care Proposals
New York Times 10/21/09--A Crib Sheet on the Health Care Bills
Washington Post 10/21/09--House Democrats Desired Health Bill Would Cost $871 billion
Washington Post 10/14/09--Finance Committee Passes Bill With One GOP Vote
NY Times 10/13/09--Republican's Vote Lifts Health Care Bill, But Hurdles Remain
AP 10/13/09--Where Things Stand with Health Care Overhaul
NY Times 10/3/09--Pressures Behind the Vote
USA Today 10/2/09--Medical Device Makers Press Senate on Tax
New York Times 10/2/09--Panel Finishes Work on Health Bill Amendments
New York Times 10/2/09--Debating Done, Now Comes a Budget Work-Up Before Voting on the Baucus Bill
Washington Post 10/2/09--Senate Republicans Criticize Taxes in Health-Care Bill
Washington Post 10/2/03--House, Senate Leaders Prepare for Floor Debate
Washington Post 9/30/09--After Votes, Prospects for Public Health Insurance Option Dim in Senate
NY Times 9/27/09--Reid the Quarterback May Call on Obama to Referee
Wall Street Journal Blog 9/24/09--Senators Reject Measure to Cut Medicare Drug Prices
Washington Post 9/24/09--Senators Spar Over Medicare on Day 3 of Reform Negotiations
Washington Post Health Reform Blog--Democrats question Baucus' $80 billion deal with drugmakers
New York Times Health Blog 9/23/09--Demcrats Spar Amomg Themselves Over PhRMA Deal
Washington Post 9/22/09--Revised Bill Would Ease Burden on Middle Class
Washington Post 9/22/09--Senate Finance Committee Begins Health Care Bill Revision
New York Times 9/21/09--Key Senator Says He Will Alter Health Proposal
Wall Street Journal 9/17/09--Senate Bill Sets Lines for Health Showdown
Washington Post 9/17/09--From Finance Chief, A Bill That May Weather the Blows
Washington Post 9/16/09--Health Care Reform, How the Bills Stack Up (comparative chart)
Washington Post 9/16/09--Baucus Introduces $856 Billion Health Care Bill
New York Times 9/16/09--Baucus Offers Health Plan, Trimming Cost to $856 Billion
New York Times 9/15/09--Senator Rockefeller, A Key Democrat, Says He Opposes Baucus Plan
Washington Post 9/15/09--Reform Bill Will Address GOP Fears
Des Moines Register 9/13/09--Harkin: Health-care Reform Bill Will Pass This Year
New York Times 9/12/09--Public Option Fades From Debate Over Health Care
Los Angeles Times 9/12/09--Senate Tackles Illegal-Immingrant Healthcare Concerns
New York Times Health Blog 9/09/09--Medical Device Makers Oppose New Fees in Baucus Plan
Washington Post 9/9/09--Obama Speech Seeks to Re-Energize Effort
New York Times 9/7/09--As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise
Roll Call 8/30/09--Senators Vow to Carry On Kennedy's Fight for Health Care Reform
New York Times 8/27/09--Kennedy Death Adds Volatile Element to Health Fight
New York Times 8/25/09--Waxman Takes on Drug Makers Over Medicare
Washington Post 8/23/09--Concern, Doubts From the Left on Obama's Health Care Plan
Politico 8/23/09--Kennedy Illness Symbol in Debate
Reuters 8/22/09--Obama Again Tackles "Myths" on Health Care Reform
LA Times 8/22/09--Obama's Healthcare Messages are Backfiring; Strategists Say
POLITICO 8/20/09--Obama: Reform more than public option (includes video clip of President)
NY Times Blog 8/20/09--Obama Still Optimistic on Health Care Overhaul
The Hill 8/18/09--PhRMA Defends Itself from Boehner criticism
Roll Call 8/17/09--Liberals Seek to Prop Up Public Insurance Option (includes Speaker Pelosi comment)
NY Times 8/17/09--"Public Option" in Health Plan May Be Dropped
CBS News 8/11/09--Health Care Myths Dissected
Economix 8/7/09--The Overarching Goals of Health Reform
NY Times 8/6/09--White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost
Forbes 8/6/09--Ted Kennedy's Brain Surgeon: Optimistic about Obamacare
Patent Docs 8/5/09--Follow On Biologic news briefs
Wall Street Journal 8/1/09--US House Panel Backs Exclusivity for Biologic Drugs
Capitol Weekly 8/6/09--CA Blue Dogs Break with Caucus Over Health Care
NY Times 7/29/09--Health Care Reform and the Unpopular T-Word