Linda Douglass on Health Care Reform
Monday, July 20, 2009
For tonight's report on the challenge of health care reform, NBR's Darren Gersh talked to Linda Douglass. Douglass is the White House Director of Communications for Health Care Reform. In the interview, Douglass explains the President's plan and the reception it is receiving on Capitol Hill. Only an excerpt of the interview airs in Darren's report. You can watch the complete interview here.
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External Links/Articles*
- Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)
HSC is a nonpartisan research center dedicated to informing "policy makers and private decision makers about how local and national changes in financing and delivery of health care affect people." Darren Gersh interviews Peter Ginsburg, President of HSC, in his report airing in tonight's edition of NBR. This links to transcripts of the HSC's 14th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference, which focused on "the impact of looming health care reform proposals." - Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The CBO "provides Congress with nonpartisan analyses for economic and budget decisions." This links to the CBO's preliminary analysis of H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. - HealthReform.gov
HealthReform.gov is a U.S. Government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It includes the Obama Adminstration's messages on health care reform. - Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
KFF is "a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy." This links to the foundation's "Side-by-Side Comparison of Mayor Health Care Reform Proposals." - Tax Policy Center (TPC)
The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute. It offers "timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists, citizens, and researchers." This links to a "The Numbers" analysis done by the TPC titled, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Surcharge on High Income Individuals." - U.S. House of Representatives
This links to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is handling the markup of the current health care reform bill. The committee's chair is Congressman Henry Waxman (D - California). Many of the committee's latest news updates focus on health care reform. - U.S. Senate
This links to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. The committee's chair is Senator Edward Kennedy (D - Massachusetts). Many of the committee's latest news updates focus on health care reform.
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