House Democrats Pressure The Health Insurance

Two leading Democrats in the House are looking for a range of financial data for insurance companies to health care, before upping Obama as president and his allies to challenge the central security problem in the campaign to reform health care.

House energy and commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the panel from the Subcommittee on oversight and investigations, said on Monday more than 50 of the largest insurance companies to inform them that Committee executive compensation and other commercial practices in terms of health insurance. "We asked for detailed information about the remuneration of the company at the top of the staff, and information about Business Consulting, conferences and events sponsored, the profitability of individual attention that sells health products and revenue to the government programs Medicare and Medicaid.

The letters ask that the majority of data at the 4th September and the rest of Seven 14th The house is scheduled to return on September 8 Break.

Obama and Democratic leaders on Capitol its rhetoric against the insurer that the reform act. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that members of his group with a focus on insurance for alleged breaches of Aug. flame is "Bad Boys" of health care. Insurance, in turn, says that generally supports the reform, but Obama was the main competitor in the public, in particular, the possibility is supported by the Liberals, but only lukewarm support from the White House.

Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for the U.S. plans for health insurance industry heard Waxman-Stupak letter as "political will" for the derivation of the main problems.

"This is a fishing expedition," says Zirkelbach. "This is an attempt in recent weeks to discuss the health insurance industry instead of addressing the field of health care."

Both in its current position and the last President of the House oversight and government Reform Committee, Waxman has a reputation as a master of instrumentation high public profile, often with representatives of major industries in the harness. Although it is unclear if Waxman and Stupak intention insurance executives on Capitol Hill to ask before banks of television cameras.

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Senators: Nonprofit co-ops Can Help to Reduce Costs for Health Care

A top Democratic senator touting the creation of non-profit association for medical reform, said business is "very successful" and "will certainly help keep increasing costs.

But Sena Kent Conrad North Dakota told CNN's "American Morning" Tuesday that a plan floated as an alternative to public health, should be the main engine and decreasing health care costs.

"If you think that this competition will help to reduce costs, it will certainly contribute to the economy, reduce costs," said Conrad, referring to the tenant, not-for-profit, membership-run health plans.

"I think it is very important that the promise here. Congressional Budget Office Us store in the form of levers to influence the price lies elsewhere," he said.

"Great live modified delivery system in the country to go to other integrated systems, for example, Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic to work properly, keeping your costs and ensure high quality care and other reforms - reforms the insurance market and changing the tax subsidy to health care. The experts tell us are big drivers of cost changes, "says Conrad.

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic will pay base salary for their services. Most other hospitals, doctors are paid fee for each service they perform, and a structure that critics say drives the cost of healthcare.

Other Democrats such as Rep.. Anthony Weiner New York - separate interview Tuesday on "American morning" - which says that public choice is crucial for reform and for co-op idea is weak, absent, or record a direct impact on the generation of reforms.

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Move a Government Health Insurance, Bill, say the Proponents of Liberal Reforms

A plan to reform health care, without a public insurance "DOA," said an organizer left arms on the possibility that the Obama Administration may waive its efforts to build 'choices public. "

Jim Dean, chairman of Progressive Democracy for America, wrote Monday that supporters say their fight against any attempt to organize a public health insurance plan in force of non-profit cooperative activity.

Insider suggests Democrats and insurance are the result of the effort to murder a plan administered by the government, e-mail Dean takes all Republicans in the House to oppose reform of the health care cooperative, and the loss of the Democratic support, he died on the day of arrival.

"Let us be clear: A draft law on public health without options DOA in the House. Period.
To a bill in Parliament requiring that at least 218 votes, but 64 House Democrats issued and said they would not vote for the bill, without the option. This means a bill without public choice has 193 votes, "he said.

On Sunday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNN: "State of the Union" that the choice is not the essential element in the reform of the law.

"I think there is a competitor to the private insurers," said Sebelius, showing that the cooperative could operate as a substitute. "What is the essential part is not to turn the whole new market for private insurance companies and the confidence to do things. We have a number of options, we need some competition.

Sebelius extended comments of President Obama a day earlier when he told a municipal government term program of health insurance has never been the most important part of the call for reform.

"The public choice, as we have or have not, not all of the health care reform. This is only tapes of him, one aspect of this" Obama has told a town hall, Colorado.

"So we are engaged in a series of proposals to the questions. I think we can work. But these are specific questions on the contrary broad philosophical questions about whether the government still plays or not."

Several liberals of any changes in current accounts which are discussed in the Congress of the criticism of the weekend offered a suggestion that the administration glue "public option" proposal to the trade.

"Let the private insurers the task of controlling the cost of healthcare is making pyromaniac fire chief," said Rep. Anthony Weiner, DN.Y., who advocates the selection of the government's position on House Energy and Commerce Committee.

"Any bill without public health insurance, Medicare, the health care reform," said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. "Without the public choice, there will be no way to insurance companies honest and their prices fall. Health an option to compete with the private insurers will be to establish standards that can help reduce costs and improve access."

Howard Dean, former presidential candidate and former physician to the chairman of the Democratic Party and a liberal in his hand, said that concerns of health care reform can occur without direct government role.

"You really can not reform health care," Dean told NBC's "Today Show." "We should not spend $ 60 billion per year to subsidize the insurance."

But while supporters of the government and the program highlights the fact that alternatives such as cooperatives enough, yes. Kent Conrad, DN.D., one of the six negotiators try to reach a bipartisan compromise on the Senate Finance Committee, told "Fox News Sunday" that the government insurance plan just does not go to vote.

"The fact is that there are votes in the Senate of the United States for public choice. Never been," he says. "So to continue hunting rabbits that I think is just a wasted effort."

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, Republican, a Democrat who is facing some of the strongest opposition to the government-run plan, said Monday not ready for the table. He added that hu'd to leave as an insurance option, but make choices.

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Health Insurance Firms Drive The Debate

Has grown into one of the most conservative Republicans in the country - East Tennessee - I understand why many people become a town-hall meetings this month to react, sometimes violently, when members of Congress to try to clarify the need for more in-depth within the jurisdiction of the state role in our health system.

Me, too many conservative friends, including a former employee who was fired by Cigna for many years, but despite concerns about a "government" health care.

Most parents singing municipal meetings, it appears that part of the same ideology that my kinfolks in East Tennessee, my friend and former Cigna: less government interference in our lives, the better.

Could not be more clear as the man who is next in line for free treatment in a remote area, the doctor recently health "delivery" in Wise County, Virginia, fairs, who told of a reporter died before Obama President of the reform proposal.

Although no health insurance, and you can see the desperation of thousands of people faces around him were in similar problems, were more interested in the possibility of paying more taxes, was committed to ensuring that she and her neighbors do not have the waiting in line for assistance of volunteers in the animal stalls.

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The Debate Highlighted Public Health

Weeks after the attack on President Obama proposed health reform debate Monday focused on the U.S. government has proposed that the public insurance options.

Obama said the presidential public insurance options. "Health reform is not complete."

Management strengthened by the insistence on solving problems within a week, while Obama said: "I do not have health reform."

His spokesman said that May Gibbs President Rosenthal thanked "her health and human services secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNN," State of the Union "as a public insurance plan" is not a critical component. "

Moved into the license, critics, the vast majority of legislators that the Republic government has abused the idea of playing this role. But also a disappointment to the left I think is an important election.

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, before the doctor, and when the presidential candidate, says NBC's "Today Show" Monday, citing that as an option when it comes to reform of the health care system is not fully realized Reform of confidence.

Petition on the site. StandWithDrDean.com read: "Government is the only way to guarantee healthcare for all Americans and not negotiate.

A problem with how the contract may be required by law for the Senate. Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota, six members of the Senate Finance Committee is trying to hammer bipartisan compromise legislation that not only do people Sunday by Parliament.

"The reality is that the Senate votes, selected U.S. government. It is not," says Conrad, "Fox News Sunday.

Instead, government resellers will consider options proposed by Conrad in creating a non-profit health insurance cooperatives to negotiate co-insurance for members.

But the law leaves the insurance option would have problems at home among Democrats.

Å "Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Texas says CNN." Member of the European Union, because people can have the same number of people without insurance. If you want to ensure that these people should be ensured.

He adds that the option that allows private insurance companies a little "competition" is "the only way to ensure that the insurance provides low-income and working people with a collar.

Critics that if the government has increased the opportunity for insurance that was taxpayer money would not be affected by competition. Private insurers can not compete with the government, but soon the government to control the number of health care in America, critics say.

"We have the best health system in the world" Republic Senator. ลิ Charlotte, Shelby, of Alabama, said on Fox News Sunday. "We need to expand the business. It is not necessary to destroy."

Support more people have said that the level of competition in most of the benefits to society. Days in the court room Tuesday, Grand Junction, Colo., Obama said: "I think we can build a system that you have an audience that can operate independently and are not subsidized by taxpayers - is an ideal .. They should go to the market and has received funds from the market. "

He added: "I think that the way these problems can be found on the competition.

Although Congress in recess to debate in public and private has moved here. Ratusz Wydarzenia, prawodawców przedstawiły swoje stanowiska Jasna is Saturday często przez podważane członków tłumu. And the White House, said Obama spokesman Gibbs urges legislators to continue, even if the holiday with his family.

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Obama Said: U.S. Hostage holded by Health Insurance Companies

Belgrade, Montana (Reuters) - Barack Obama for President of the United States health reform pryhnichuyetsya during the journey to the West, insurance companies, on Friday denied that the country "hostage", said that coverage for the patient.

Obama, the state of things before submenus internal priorities include RACKETY against insurance companies, aimed to meet the patient or the patient has had a significant cost.

"We the people can not afford the fee or reduce the scope or coverage of health insurance companies deny the allegations at any time, held hostage" Obama told Montana about 1000, and the crowd.

"This is wrong. This is a bankrupt family. E" bankrupt the company. The health insurance reform is to resolve this issue, "he said.

Employment in the Grand Canyon and other national parks, Obama, democrat, includes stops in the middle with his family to play in tourism, almost half of the review of a U.S. $ 1 billion plan to provide compensation insurance, health care, expanded coverage and reduce costs for consumers.

Developers and supporters of the protest, the first municipal building in the middle, you can sort-Montana, traditionally conservative in the style of the session of the government, but the crowd was mainly supported by the President.

How did the boy pay for the reform, Obama is now uncertain.

"I do not want to pay," says the man. "One way that money to increase our taxes ... (a) was not. "

Obama, or $ 250,000 less than a year to increase income tax, his words repeated, but the government in one year, ie to cover the costs, it is difficult to find 30 billion dollars by the end of the insured agree.

"You can not turn off more 46 million people," Obama, which, thanks to your question is that people are looking for respect, he said. "We believe that the money received."

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What sells health insurance to another question, the President asked, why are insurance vilifying.

Obama has some of these companies, "Mount Etna" The administration is working with the issue of the current situation, "he said.

Obama to accept the government's plan for the Republican criticism that the fight happened. The problem is sometimes the state of the four deputies from one side to the question led to emotional people question the enemy.

Montana, as if the elections in 2008 and Saturday in Colorado Republican presidential candidate John McCain Obama Town Hall meeting will be the second and third of these events in less than a week.

Since the poll figures reflect the concerns over the U.S. budget deficit. Republicans plan to work, especially in the worst economic crisis since the great depression to get out of the costly mistakes in defense.

"People have more things: price, and the two in terms of choice there," Montana Republican Party Chairman Desham told Reuters in an interview by phone.

"It's flooding like a stone in the creek," he says.

Health Articles of Congress in protest, shouting Obama is the Democratic Party has recently been public meetings Aqsa. Information about the media interest and debate on the details in the shadows.

If you want the most noise is the most pressing, "People", David O'Connor, 63, Montana Democrats said this event. "Give me something for health care reform, I think it's cool." Thomas Ferrara (additional reports David Alexander and Eric Beech edit)

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Health Insurance Reform

Obama as president of the recently concluded Health, City Hall, president of health insurance for a couple of - Well, everyone just before they are packed, I have a question about health insurance purchases. Here's how they played.

Obama cast at the beginning of the case of health insurance, health systems, such as unwanted intruders. "I do not want interference in their national health officials, but I do not want government to intervene in their health insurance, for example," he said.

Later, in order to broaden the debate about how to pay for health insurance, he refers to his plan to reduce subsidies of private insurance plans to administer the Medical Advantage. "I would rather give money for a new women here who have no health insurance, such as insurance companies, profit"

Then the man who said that the sale of individual life insurance plans, Obama said: "Why did you decide to ignore ... insurance?"

"My goal is not low insurance," Obama replied. He said that in some cases insurance companies have a constructive, "in relation to the original, especially in his work that people are already existing conditions.

And Obama said: "Insurance companies are willing to support reform," - on condition that all or nearly all involved.

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