The transition team for President-elect Barack Obama seeks to complete a two-year economic stimulus “blueprint” by Dec. 25 to allow Democratic congressional staff members to draft legislation by the new year, the New York Times reports (Calmes, New York Times, 12/19). (more…)
The Boston Globe on Friday examined how “[k]ey players in the debate over how to provide health care coverage for the nation’s 47 million uninsured” residents believe that the Massachusetts health insurance law is “an important model for what Washington could do and how to get it done. (more…)
Many health policy analysts “disagree over whether health reform will succeed, and whether it should be” President-elect Barack Obama’s “first priority,” particularly “amid a sinking economy,” USA Today reports. (more…)
Two new reports from the Congressional Budget Office outline “more than a few fiscal challenges for lawmakers hoping to write legislation” to overhaul the U.S. health care system, CQ Today reports. According to CBO, “serious concerns exist about the efficiency of the health care system, but no simple solutions are available to reduce the level or control the growth of health care costs” (Armstrong, CQ Today, 12/18). (more…)
