Doctors for America Weekly Update

As the health reform debate heats up, it's important to stay informed. At Doctors for America we're putting out a weekly update to keep you in the loop. Click on the links below for PDF versions of our updates. You can also listen to the audio version of the updates every week on iTunes. Subscribe for free here.

  • April 1, 2010 [This week: Success for health care reform - next steps]
  • March 2, 2010 [This week: The path forward for comprehensive health reform]
  • February 19, 2010 [This week: Bipartisanship is the buzzword of the week in health reform]
  • February 12, 2010 [This week: The President's bipartisan meeting, consideration of anti-trust legislation]
  • February 5, 2010 [This week: Status of Reform Talks, Reconciliation, the President's Budget]
  • January 15, 2010 [This week: The President rolls up his sleeve. State vs. national exchanges. Financing health reform.]
  • January 7, 2010 [This week: Getting to a final bill. Medicare Pilots. "Meaningful use" of HIT.]
  • December 10, 2009 [This week: Public option compromise. Insurance exchanges. Abortion amendment tabled in the Senate.]
  • December 3, 2009 [This week: Senate CBO score. Independent Medicare Advisory Board. Excise Tax.]
  • November 20, 2009 [This week: SGR repeal passes the House. Senate bill unveiled. Cost containment.]
  • November 12, 2009 [This week: Health reform passes the House. Focus turns to the Senate.]
  • November 5, 2009 [This week: House prepares to vote, GOP announces an alternative, Senate timeline questioned.]
  • October 29, 2009 [This week: the House Bill Released, the Senate Bill and the Public Option, and Rural Health.]
  • October 22, 2009 [This week: the Public Option, the SGR, and Insurance Industry Antitrust.]
  • October 15, 2009 [This week: the Finance Committee Vote, Insurance Industry Attacks, and Defensive Medicine.]
  • October 8, 2009 [This week: the Finance Bill's Cost Estimates, the Public Option, and New Bipartisan Support for Reform.]
  • October 1, 2009 [This week: Public Option Votes in the Finance Committee, Affordability Provisions, and Physician Payment Admendments.]
  • September 24, 2009 [This week: the Debate in the Finance Committee, New Patient Centered Medical Homes Initiatives, and Medical Liability.]

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