| March Special Edition |
Health Policy at a Glance |
In This Issue:
Summa Foundation |
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The Human Cost of Doing Nothing This editorial commentary from Summa Health System President and CEO Thomas J. Strauss recently appeared on Newsweek.com and TheHuffingtonPost.com. Mr. Strauss wrote this piece in anticipation of the February 25th White House Summit on Healthcare.Today President Obama and representatives of the House and Senate are meeting to see whether health care reform can make it to the president's desk. The political questions are coming fast and furious: Can Senate Democrats overcome the loss of their 60 vote majority to pass a bill? Is budget reconciliation a viable mechanism to merge the House and Senate bills, or will Senate Republicans simply filibuster-by-amendment? How will these processes affect midterm elections? [ Click to read the full article ] [ Click here for the article on Newsweek.com ] [ Click here to read the article on TheHuffingtonPost.com ] |
