Cost Controls

In The Public Interest: Not With a Bang But a Whimper: Did Fee-For-Service Medicine Just Die?

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Fee for Service (PFFS) Plans, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Cost Controls, Medicare, Quality Care Coalition, Health Care, Politics News
Larry McNeely

A little-noticed detail of a health care reform agreement made in the House this week could, years from now, potentially overshadow any other story from this year's tumultuous debate.

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The "Insurance Companies Support Health Care Reform" Gambit

David Dayen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Individual Mandate, Insurance Industry, Cost Controls, Public Option, Health Care, California, Blue Cross, Lobbying, Medicare, Wellpoint, Politics News
David Dayen

Private industry has begged off completely from limiting health care costs through any means other than denying coverage to their customers and rationing.

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GOP Liars on Health Costs

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liars, Public Option, Lobbying, Health Care Reform, Hypocrites, Cost Controls, Congress, Republicans, Democrats, Campaign Contributions, Mitch McConnell, John Bonier, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Let's be clear. The Republicans are liars and hypocrites when it comes to controlling costs as part of health care reform.

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Jeff Muskus

Dissected: What HuffPost Readers Found In The Health Care Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform Bill, Public Option, Preventive Care, Health, Health Care Reform, Cost Controls, Reader Response, Kennedy Bill, Health Care, Class, Politics News

The first wave of readers who answered our call to look through the Kennedy health care bill has already found a lot to highlight. As a reminder, ...

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