Democrats give states a choice for national health plan
Senate Democrats are nearing a consensus on the health reform bill that may include a national health plan that states can opt out of, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Fed drafts measure to trim executive pay
The Fed may follow suit with Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg‘s pay cap of bailed-out firms and regulate executive compensation across the board. (FT) GM CEO Fritz Henderson will get a
Feinberg cuts compensation at seven firms
Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg will slash pay for top executive at financial firms receiving bailout funds. (WSJ) Sen. Harry Reid‘s plan to increase Medicare payments to doctors was defeated yesterday
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: a motley crew with Wall Street ties
Back in July, the White House announced the creation of a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. That’s a lot of fancy words for a commission with a not-so-simple task: to get
Kerry negotiates Afghani runoff election
Sen. John Kerry emerges as an Obama foreign policy bargaining chip as he travels to Afghanistan to negotiate the runoff elections there. (WSJ) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says some TARP
Baucus: public option is still an option
Sen. Max Baucus says the public option is still “alive” in the Senate. (WSJ) Sen. Harry Reid and others are inserting provisions into the health care bill to protect their
LittleSis Goes Open Source: An Offering and an Invitation
As you may know, LittleSis is built entirely with open-source software, out of necessity as well as out of principle. Over the years the growing OSS movement has given budget-strapped
Democrats still fighting for public option
Sen. Chris Dodd says he and key Democratic leaders in the Senate haven’t given up on a public option yet. (Reuters) Health insurance CEOs are firing back against the Senate
Who wrote the AHIP report?
Earlier this week, AHIP caused quite a ruckus when it released a report critical of the Baucus plan and its costs. The insurance group had hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to write the
Pay czar blocks Bank of America CEO’s pay
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis will forgo his 2009 pay, after urgings from Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg. (Reuters) Senate Democrats come together to work out their internal concerns on