July 16, 2009 House Ways and Means Committee markup of HR 3200 Congressman Paul Ryan presses the authors of the one-trillion-plus dollar, one-thousand-plus page health care bill on another disturbing consequence that hits close to home. In less than five years, a Milwaukee-based employer will no longer be allowed to make new insurance policies in [...]

On health care issues, voters face clear choice in Senate race
WASHINGTON — With more than 200 Democratic lawmakers cheering and applauding in the East Room of the White House in March, President Barack Obama signed into law a major health-care bill that had sharply split the major political parties for more than a year.

Subject: A few highlights from the first 500 pages of the Health Care bill in congress
Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure!
• Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed!
• Page 30: A government committee will choose what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals [...]

Lawmakers still seeking health care bill info
The second hearing on federal health care reform couldn’t provide all the information state legislators were looking for as they prepare for a session that will be heavily dominated by crafting bills to mold the state into compliance.

In Telluride, a struggle between providers and insurance companies
As the Senate passed a landmark health care bill in Washington that extends coverage to millions, the Telluride Medical Center wages its own battles, hoping to wring better deals from insurance companies.