Preserving Health Coverage for the Poor

The poor and disabled people who rely on Medicaid to pay their medical bills could be in grave jeopardy in this sour I’ve-got-mine political climate.

Older Americans, a potent voting bloc, have made clear that they won’t stand for serious changes in Medicare. Medicaid, however, provides health insurance for the most vulnerable, who have far less political clout.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/opinion/06wed1.html?hp=&pagewanted=print


What became of 'repeal and replace'? By: Jennifer Haberkorn July 6, 2011 04:31 AM EDT
When they took control of the House, Republicans could barely stop talking about their plans to “repeal and replace” the health care reform law. Six months later, they hardly talk publicly about those plans at all. And they’re nowhere close to "replacing” the law. House Republicans haven’t held a floor vote on a bill or amendment trying to repeal, defund or even nick the law for six weeks, after a dozen attempts earlier this year. The stream of committee hearings to pick apart the law’s policies — held back-to-back-to-back earlier this year — has slowed to a trickle. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=13D5D90B-26EC-4E49-998C-56ECF0DA1F32