http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/ 15 Health Care Rx is a conversation about health care reform from The Washington Post. Keep up-to-date on news about health reform, read experts' views and join the conversation. en Copyright 2010 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:54:46 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This week, President Obama plans to sign into law a budget "reconciliation" bill that includes the final changes to the new health-care overhaul. What is your assessment of the now-complete health law and its implications for the future? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/what_is_your_final_assessment_of_the_bill/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/what_is_your_final_assessment_of_the_bill/all.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:54:46 -0500 House Democrats released their new version of the health bill on March 18. What's your assessment of the legislation? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/what_do_you_think_of_the_revised_bill/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/what_do_you_think_of_the_revised_bill/all.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:34:51 -0500 Last week, President Obama admonished insurance company executives for excessive rate increases. He took aim at them again in his speech in Philadelphia on Monday. How much of our problem rests with insurance companies and how much is the result of other facets of the health-care system? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/is_everything_insurance_companies_fault/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/03/is_everything_insurance_companies_fault/all.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:47:27 -0500 In advance of Thursday's health-care summit, the White House released its plan for merging comprehensive bills passed last year by the House and Senate. How would you assess President Obama's proposal and what impact if any will it have on action in Congress? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/how_would_you_assess_president_obamas_merged_propsal/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/how_would_you_assess_president_obamas_merged_propsal/all.html Congress Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:23:20 -0500 In early February, Anthem Blue Cross of California sent out about 700,000 notices to individual health insurance policy holders informing them that their rates were about to jump by up to 39 percent. On Feb. 13, the company called off the rate hike after the move drew criticism from the federal government and the public. What does the recent controversy in California over Anthem's proposed rate hikes tell us about the need for health reform? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/what_does_the_anthem_saga_tell_us_about_health_reform/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/what_does_the_anthem_saga_tell_us_about_health_reform/all.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:14:57 -0500 In a Feb. 2 conference call, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about starting small. She indicated she wants the House to vote on elements of health-care reform, such as repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act, which exempts insurance companies from antitrust laws. Is this a smart strategy or just political show? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/starting_small_good_strategy_or_political_show/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/02/starting_small_good_strategy_or_political_show/all.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:03:28 -0500 Do you agree with what President Obama said about health-care reform during his State of the Union speech Jan. 27? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/state_of_health_care_in_state_of_the_union/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/state_of_health_care_in_state_of_the_union/all.html Health care reform Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:03:54 -0500 In light of the Massachusetts voters electing Scott Brown to Edward M. Kennedy's seat in the U.S. Senate, what should President Obama and Congress do now regarding health-care reform? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/browns_win_what_should_obama_and_congress_do_now/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/browns_win_what_should_obama_and_congress_do_now/all.html Health care reform Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:48:32 -0500 Even if President Obama signs a comprehensive health-care bill this year, much of it will not take effect until 2013 or later. What do you anticipate will happen in the health-care sector in the intervening years? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/what_happens_until_2013/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/what_happens_until_2013/all.html Health care reform Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:56:14 -0500 It has been nearly a year since Washington officials embarked on an effort to overhaul the nation's health-care system. How do you assess the situation today? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/one_year_of_health-care_reform_hows_it_going/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2010/01/one_year_of_health-care_reform_hows_it_going/all.html Health care reform Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:43:33 -0500 The Senate bill includes special accommodations for certain states and industries. Was it worth including the compromises to secure 60 votes? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/was_it_worth_compromising_to_secure_60_votes/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/was_it_worth_compromising_to_secure_60_votes/all.html Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:00:13 -0500 Last week, an idea sprung out of the Senate to allow people ages 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare. Do you support the proposed Medicare buy-in? Why or why not? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/do_you_support_the_proposed_medicare_buy-in/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/do_you_support_the_proposed_medicare_buy-in/all.html Medicare Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:15:19 -0500 What does the debate over mammography screening teach us about the challenges in moving to evidence-based medicine in a revamped health system? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/what_can_we_learn_from_the_mammogram_debate/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/12/what_can_we_learn_from_the_mammogram_debate/all.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:20:10 -0500 The Senate is debating Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill. How would you amend it? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/11/reid_connolly/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/11/reid_connolly/all.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:12:37 -0500 President Obama has said he wants to sign health-care legislation by year's end, but is this deadline necessary or feasible? http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/11/deadline_connolly/all.html http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/2009/11/deadline_connolly/all.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:14 -0500