Sep 23 2009

?Mom, It’s Hokum. It’s a Bunch of Malarkey.?

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At a town hall meeting today with seniors in Silver Spring, MD, Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed the release of a new report, "Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America’s Seniors."  The Vice President was perfectly clear: "Nobody is going to [...]

Sep 10 2009

Obama Taps ex-Trial Lawyer Lobbyist to Look at Tort Reform

Change you can believe in?
In his speech to Congress last night, Barack Obama threw a bone to Republicans on tort reform.
Many in this chamber – particularly on the Republican side of the aisle – have long insisted that reforming our medical malpractice laws can help bring down the cost of health care. [...]