Sunday, December 06, 2009

Weekend Update - Miscellany

The Politico reports on the President's visit to Capitol Hill today to press for Senate passage of a health care reform bill. Last week, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released an Oliver Wyman actuarial report finding that the Senate leadership bill will significantly increase premiums for individuals, young people, and small groups. Over the weekend, Govexec.com and the Politico reported that a group of ten Senators is developing a health insurance exchange that would be modelled on the FEHB Program and administered by OPM. According to Govexec.com, the "group consists of [Sen. Tom] Harkin [of Iowa], [Sen. Jay] Rockefeller [of West Virginia] and Sens. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin, Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Thomas Carper of Delaware, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Charles Schumer of New York and Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Details may be released tomorrow.

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