It's on now. When the Baucus bill passed out of committee, it became clear that some form of health care reform will likely pass. That was the opening gong for lobbyists to start their final pushes to knock key cost control measures off of the end product -- the excise tax on expensive health care plans, the pending Sustainable Growth Rate cut to doctors' Medicare payments, the cuts in subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans, the tax on medical device makers, strong price control leverage for any public option, etc. etc.
Obama (re) declares war on lobbyists
Obama (re) declares war on lobbyists
Obama (re) declares war on lobbyists
It's on now. When the Baucus bill passed out of committee, it became clear that some form of health care reform will likely pass. That was the opening gong for lobbyists to start their final pushes to knock key cost control measures off of the end product -- the excise tax on expensive health care plans, the pending Sustainable Growth Rate cut to doctors' Medicare payments, the cuts in subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans, the tax on medical device makers, strong price control leverage for any public option, etc. etc.