State of Play: Health Hearings Heat Up, Public Weighs In Washington Post
Brace for a blistering schedule of congressional hearings this week, as three committees in the House begin examining draft health-reform legislation unveiled last Friday and the Senate health committee continues its work.
At the White House today, President Obama and the AARP will herald a voluntary offer by drug manufacturers to discount the prices of some Medicare prescription medications . There’s been a slow publicity roll-out on the agreement, which all told will squeeze $80 billion out of the drug companies over the next 10 years.
The pharmaceutical industry is aggressively lobbying for a comprehensive health bill that would lock in insurance coverage for up to 50 million new customers.
The real question however is whether the Senate Finance Committee will be able to reach consensus this week on a bill that costs no more than $1 trillion over the next decade, guarantees basic health coverage to the majority of Americans and raises the quality of care nationwide.
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