CMA Health Policy Blog

Thank you! 60 Senators Bring Us One Step Closer to Health Care Reform

December 24, 2009 at 3:13 pm Judith Stein Leave a comment

True, the bill that passed the Senate is far from perfect. But, can you imagine what the opposition would be saying if the bill met our standards for true health care reform?  As it is, the brave Senators who led this battle have endangered their political careers. This includes Senator Chris Dodd (CT), senior Senator from the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s  home state. 

So we thank Senator Dodd and everyone who worked to get this good bill passed.  Here are some highlight’s from Families USA: Manager’s amendment: Providing more competition and affordable choices for Americans ; Manager’s amendment: Improving quality and controlling costs ; Manager’s amendment: Enhancing affordable choices for small businesses .

Get some rest, all!   Another big push to provide health care equity awaits us after we ring in 2010.

Entry filed under: Health Care Reform, Public Option, Public vs. Private Health Coverage, Single Payer. Tags: Health Care Reform, Public plan.