Baucus Bill

Roland Burris Plants Himself At Center Of Health Care Fight

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn't be refused, won't soon ...

By Revealing Their True Colors, Insurers Eliminate Any Reason to Compromise With Them

Stephen M. Davidson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Stephen M. Davidson

The insurers have demonstrated that there is no reason any more to cultivate their support. That being the case, Congress has a new chance to do the job right.

Reining in the Rogue Democrats--Petition For Primary Challengers

Paul Loeb | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Paul Loeb

Forcing Senators like Nelson, Baucus, and Lincoln to respond to the American public, through a petition, would be the right thing politically as well as morally.

Insurance Companies Want Caviar on the Gravy Train

Michael J. Wilson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Michael J. Wilson

The Finance Committee has opted to save money by leaving 25 million Americans out of health care. Without a public option, nothing will stop premiums from rising, requiring taxpayers to foot the bill.

Senate Health Care Bill Will Get Every Democrat's Vote, Says Baucus

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate – and perhaps more than one Republican – will support legislat...

Senate Health Care Bill: Five Things You Don't Know

Politics Daily | Patricia Murphy | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


If you've been following the health care debate closely, you probably know the basics of the Senate Finance Committee's version of health care reform ...

Cadillac Tax: Congress Is Split On Reform Effort To Tax Costly Health Care Plans

New York Times | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


A proposed tax on high-cost, or "Cadillac," health insurance plans has touched off a fierce clash between the Senate and the House as they wrestle ove...

An Open Letter to Senator Max Baucus : Save Your Health Care Bill With Simple Reform

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Dr. Paul Toffel

I've reviewed the current form of the your Senate Finance Committee bill, which is basically a good compromise, but has significant watered-down defects as it's about to go to vote.

Louis Sullivan Backs Health Bill: We Need To Come Together

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


"We need to come together towards the middle and this is what the Baucus bill represents," said the former Secretary of the Department of Health and H...

Pro-Reform Lobbyists Express More Doubt On Baucus Bill

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


Just as Sen. Max Baucus's health reform bill recently came under fire from the hospital lobby, insurance industry groups are now stepping forward with...

Must Reads: Best Health Care Reporting This Week

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Matthew Palevsky

In order to bring you the most thoroughly reported stories about health care reform, the Huffington Post has teamed up with NewsTrust for a week long Health Care News Hunt.

Arizona Governor Tells Baucus: We Can't Afford Your Health Care Reform

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Tuesday that the state of Arizona, which has been dealing with the highest per capita deficit in the nation, cannot afford the health care reform plan proposed by Senator Max Baucus of Montana.

Decision Day For Democrats: Poll Shows Path to Healthcare Reform

John Zogby | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


John Zogby

This is the fork in the road for the Senate's Democratic leaders: they must choose between the tort lawyers and a health care bill that could re-unite a country that has turned against the present bill.

Ryan Grim

Leading Dem Plans To Blow Up Deal With Big Pharma

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


A Senate Democratic leader is hoping to blow up the deal reached between the White House, drug makers and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus...

Senator Mark Begich's Town Hall on Health Care: Tales from a Survivor

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Jeanne Devon (

We know that people that go to health care town halls really aren't interested in what anyone has to say. But to see it so clearly and so close at a meeting in Anchorage this weekend was quite something.

Health Care Reform: Drug Companies Are The Big Winners

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


As Congress gets closer to final healthcare-reform legislation, the central question remains murky: Who will foot the bill? Figures contained in th...

President Obama: Get Angry About Health Care Reform

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Dr. Andrew Weil

Is the Baucus plan, the one that manages the improbable feat of making the developed world's most expensive, least effective health care system even worse, indeed the only one with a prayer of passage?

Kyl, Baucus Get In Fight During Senate Finance Committee Negotiations

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Tempers are flaring as the Senate Finance Committee starts its third day of exhaustive deliberations on a sweeping overhaul of the ...

GOP Favors Public Option for Property, Not People

David Cay Johnston | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


David Cay Johnston

The bias in favor of property over people should be ended with all deliberate speed by raising the standard for people to that of property. A public option would be one small step in that direction.

Senators To Start Work On Revised Baucus Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Bidding for support from Democrats as well as a single Republican, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee gaveled open a long...

Baucus Changes Bill To Address Democrats' Concerns

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fel...

Baucus Bill: Health Reform That Isn't

Marcia Angell, M.D. | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Marcia Angell, M.D.

The Baucus bill makes it clear that the fix is in. We're now going to pour more money into a system that's already shown it can absorb whatever we put into it without providing anything like commensurate health care.

Krugman: Baucus Plan "Better Than Many Of Us Expected"

New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


You see, it has been clear for months that whatever health-care bill finally emerges will fall far short of reformers' hopes. Yet even a bad bill coul...

The 3 Major Flaws In The Baucus Health Bill

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


So Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has released his "mark" on proposed legislation -- which would normally be the ba...

Jason Linkins

Health Care Stocks Soar With Release Of Baucus' Reform Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Max Baucus was paid handsomely (in campaign contributions) by the health care industry to deliver a health care reform bill that only the health care ...