Health Reform Gets Boost Before Vote »
Posted By ybdogsct 2 weeks, 3 days ago in NewsWith a close vote looming in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform was boosted on Thursday by the support of powerful lobbies representing doctors and seniors. Obama said endorsements from the American Medical Association representing doctors, and AARP, the lobbying group for older Americans, were a powerful argument.
AARP said the House bill would help seniors pay for their prescription drug coverage and strengthen Medicare, the government-run health program for the elderly. "We can say with confidence that it meets our priorities for protecting Medicare, providing more affordable health insurance for 50 to 64-year-olds, and reforming the healthcare system," Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president, said.
Along with the AMA and AARP, the American Cancer Society also endorsed the bill.
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AMA supports House bills to make health reform a reality
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AMA supports House bills to make health reform a reality
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Dear Speaker Pelosi:
On behalf of the American Medical Association, I want to express our support for concurrent passage of both HR 3961 the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009" and HR 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act." A successful foundation for health system reform is dependent on House passage of both bills. Together, HR 3962 and HR 3961 will deliver on our shared commitment to assure the patients have access to care and choice of physicians.
AARP Endorses House Health Care Reform Bill
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/policy/article...
AARP, the 40-million-member association of older Americans, today announced its endorsement of the sweeping House health care reform bill.
Surrounded by boxes holding 1.5 million member petitions supporting health care reform, AARP Chief Executive A. Barry Rand said the organization supports the House bill over other proposals because the measure does more to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, strengthen Medicare and bar insurance companies from denying people coverage because of their health or age. The bill also would lower premiums for Americans ages 50 to 64 who have to buy insurance in the private market and would create a voluntary long-term care insurance program.
Bonnie Cramer, chair of AARP’s volunteer advisory board, said one key factor in the organization’s decision to support the House bill was that it won’t add to the national deficit.
American Cancer Society Promotes Health Care Reform in New Ads
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x...
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/COM/content/div_IL/C...
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working with a diverse group of 18 national organizations to promote comprehensive health care reform.
This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, launches its first ever national solo television ad campaign. The ad, which calls for health care reform "NOW, not later," shows just how desperately families touched by cancer need a better health care system.
“As the leading patient voice in the debate, ACS CAN is redoubling its efforts at the most critical moment in the health care debate to heighten awareness on the gaps that exist in the system for families affected by cancer,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN. “Congress must act now to deliver on meaningful health care reform because the cost of waiting any longer is too great.”
ACS CAN has been working tirelessly in support of health care reform, pushing lawmakers to take action to fix the system this year.
New England Journal of Medicine Poll Shows a Majority (62.9%) of Physicians Support Public Option
http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=1790=home
Survey respondents were asked to indicate which of three options for expanding health insurance coverage they would most strongly support: public and private options, providing people younger than 65 years of age the choice of enrolling in a new public health insurance plan (like Medicare) or in private plans; private options only, providing people with tax credits or subsidies, if they have low income, to buy private insurance coverage, without creating a new public plan; or a public option only, eliminating private insurance and covering everyone through a single public plan like Medicare.
Overall, a majority of physicians (62.9%) supported public and private options (see Panel A of graph). Only 27.3% supported offering private options only. Respondents — across all demographic subgroups, specialties, practice locations, and practice types — showed majority support (>57.4%) for the inclusion of a public option (see Table 1). -
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Here's a link to the same article on a different website for those who don't want to register with the NY Times:
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