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Headlines! Thursday, July 16

Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 16, 2009

When Health-Care Reform Stops Being Polite and Starts Making Charts - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
....Those who don't read it won't be able to understand it. And those who do read it won't be scared by it. All in all, a less than intimidating outing from the minority leader's office.

A Strong Health Reform Bill NYT- Editorial
While the Senate continues to struggle over its approach to health care reform, House Democratic leaders have unveiled a bill that would go a long way toward solving the nation's health insurance problems without driving up the deficit. It is already drawing fierce opposition from business groups and many Republicans. This is a bill worth fighting for.

Obama plays waiting game on health - Politico
The president of the United States usually waits for no one. But when it comes to health care reform, there's an exception to the rule: the Senate Finance Committee. 

Will universal health care motivate the 'job-locked' to start businesses? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
You've wanted to write a book or start a company or open a restaurant, but you've always been afraid of quitting your job and losing your health coverage. So would you be more likely to take an entrepreneurial leap if you knew you and your family's health expenses were covered, no matter what?

It's not a new question, but it's one that's being asked with more frequency now that health care reform is again on the agenda in Washington. And while research on the topic has been limited, some studies suggest that the quilt-work system of employee-paid health care is discouraging entrepreneurship.

Obama: Health care reform essential to stability - AP
Praising and prodding Congress at once, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a vast reform of the nation's health insurance system is required to head off instability to families, industry and the government itself.

From where is the AP getting $1.5 trillion? - Media Matters
In an article that is burning up the tubes, the Associated Press' Erica Werner reported today that the House Democrats' tri-committee health-care reform proposal would cost "$1.5 trillion." Where does that figure come from? Werner doesn't break it down.