Report: At least 47 amendments to Senate health care bill explicitly reflect insurance industry’s

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Report: At least 47 amendments to Senate health care bill explicitly reflect insurance industry’s wish list.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/28/report-47-amendments-health/

Tomorrow, the Senate Finance Committee will resume its mark-up of health care reform legislation. Last week, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) said that the insurance industry is “running certain people in this mark-up.” Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) made clear he was one of those individuals when he called for a provision that would allow health insurance lobbyists “at least 72 hours” to read the bill. An analysis by The Wonk Room finds that, of the 534 amendments that have been offered to the Committee’s bill, at least 47 of them directly reflect the health insurance industry’s wish list. Igor Volsky has put together this video compilation showing Republican senators making the insurance industry’s arguments:
GOP Protects Insurer Interests During Mark-Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPonfOzRU5Q&feature=player_embedded



47 Amendments To Protect Health Insurers’ Interests
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/09/28/health-insurers-gop/

US Senate Finance Panel Returns To Health Bill Tues
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090925-712777.html

Republicans Amend Baucus Bill To Lower Affordability Standards, Stop Funding For ACORN
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/09/20/amendments-baucus/

Rockefeller: The ‘insurance industry is not running this markup, but it is running certain people in this markup.’
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/24/rockefeller-cornyn-health/

Sen. Roberts: We Need To Give Health Insurance Lobbyists ‘At Least 72 Hours’ To Read The Bill
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/23/roberts-72-hours-insurance/

[Selatius]

1. This is the kind of stuff that makes ordinary people pissed off.

This kind of rot needs to be addressed sooner or later, or we're going to have ourselves a real war right here at home one day when the population snaps.

[emilyg]

2. k/r

[senseandsensibility]

3. kick

and rec'd.

[flyarm]

4. don't tell that to the apologists around here..they will eat your head off!!

and call you a liar..even though you didn't write the column..they will post BS links that mean nothing..and unrec..you thread..'
so I will give you a K&R..and see if it registers..

Thanks for posting!!