Tag Archives: health care reform

Mar04

Finding the root of all health care evil

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: March 4, 2010
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

President Obama’s speech today to a hand-picked audience of camera-friendly white coats was clearly intended to stoke the fires needed to push health care reform legislation across the finish line. There was not much there that was actually substantively new. I’m not sure that the loyal opposition – or general public for that matter – [...]

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Feb24

The health reform summit we need versus the summit we will get

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: February 24, 2010
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

President Barack Obama, along with select members of his Administration, the bipartisan leadership of both the House and Senate, and key committee leaders, will gather tomorrow at Blair House (across Lafayette Park from the White House) for a one day summit ostensibly intended to rekindle a bipartisan flame for health care reform. Every protocol and detail [...]

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Feb18

Health care reform summitry

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: February 18, 2010
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

In acknowledgment of substantial gains Republicans seem to be making on key issues or perhaps in a politically shrewd move, President Obama has invited the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate to a televised one-half-day health care reform summit meeting on February 25. The meeting will be held in the historic Blair House – [...]

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Jan22

Mr. Brown comes to Washington – now what?

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: January 22, 2010
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

Scott Brown’s election to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s term has blown conventional wisdom out of the water and thus has set health reform on a very different course. Health care reform will either come back down to earth or it won’t happen at all. Congratulations to Senator-elect Brown and welcome [...]

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Jan11

Tracy Mullin discusses retailers with “courage to lead” in opening remarks

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: January 11, 2010
Posted in @NRF | Education | Events | Retail Companies | Retail Trends

NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin addressed thousands of attendees this morning before a session on the retail economy – and the recovery. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
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I love retailing!
I can’t think of another business that is so exciting, so rewarding, or so ripe with opportunities.
I also can’t think of another business that [...]

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Dec07

Buying smart: how to better afford health care reform

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: December 7, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

Some things that are good and much more that is bad could emerge from the great health care debate currently underway in the U.S. Senate. Lawmakers are struggling with how to reshape one-sixth of the U.S. economy in a single (bill) bound. Part of the problem is that they can’t agree on health reform’s goal.
Depending [...]

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Nov24

How to be pro-health care reform and against the Reid bill

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: November 24, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

I’ve heard some criticism recently on our supposed “opposition to reform.”  Don’t you support health coverage for everyone?  Don’t you believe the Obama Administration’s claims that health reform will lower health insurance coverage costs while preserving everything you like today in health care?
We support universal health coverage for all (in fact we proposed our comprehensive [...]

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Nov15

Ten ways to cut health care costs (with or without Congress)

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: November 15, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

Congress thus far has huffed and puffed and passed one gargantuan health care bill (H.R. 3962) that spends far too much ($1.05 trillion/ten years or more) but saves far too little on rising health care and health coverage costs. As a matter of fact, it will increase coverage costs for many employers and employees. These [...]

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Nov10

A bridge to nowhere – health reform, House-style

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: November 10, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

The House passed their version of health care reform – H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” – Saturday November 7 by a vote of 220-215.  I encourage you to take a moment to thank the 215 Rs and Ds who voted against this bill – particularly the 39 Ds who parted with [...]

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Nov03

Employers for a healthy economy

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: November 3, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

Is it a no-brainer or a dog-bites-man story?  Our new coalition name – Employers for a Healthy Economy might seem a touch prosaic (business wants a healthy economy … really?) but for the seriousness of the health care reform debate I’ve been writing you about.  Our new coalition is organized around opposition to the House [...]

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