State Watch - California Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Universal Health Coverage for All State Residents, Including Undocumented Immigrants California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Monday announced a proposal that would require all state residents to obtain health insurance and would share the cost among employers, individuals, health care providers, health insurers and the government, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Chorneau, San Franc www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=42020

2007-01-09

Administration News - Presidential Commission Holds Final Hearing on Problems With Health Care for Soldiers A presidential commission on health care for soldiers on Friday held a seventh and final hearing that focused on problems with 'moving patients through various stages of aid,' the New York Times reports (Palank, New York Times, 6/30). President Bush in March named former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.), a disabled ve www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=45969

2007-07-02

President Bush Threatens Veto of SCHIP Legislation, Saying It Would Lead to People Dropping Private Health Coverage President Bush on Wednesday said he will veto Senate legislation that would increase funding for SCHIP by $35 billion over five years because expanding the program would lead to more people dropping private health coverage, the Baltimore Sun reports (West, Baltimore Sun, 7/19). Senate Finance Committee membe www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=46338

2007-07-19

Capitol Hill Watch - House Democrats Likely Will Support SCHIP Compromise Bill Some House Democrats are 'unhappy with concessions their leaders are proposing to make' on compromise SCHIP legislation, including on spending and Medicare revisions, but they likely will not oppose the final bill, CQ Today reports (Wayne, CQ Today, 9/17). The draft compromise bill, announced on Sunday, clos www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=47578

2007-09-18

Medicaid - Medicaid Proof-of-Citizenship Rules Lead to Enrollment Decline Among U.S. Residents, Not Undocumented Immigrants New Medicaid proof-of-citizenship rules have reduced the number of beneficiaries in many states, although most of those dropped from the rolls were eligible for the program but could not provide adequate documentation, according to a Government Accountability Office report released on Monday, CQ HealthBeat r www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=46474

2007-07-25

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Approves Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Bill That Includes Post-Market Safety Provisions The Senate on Wednesday voted 93-1 to approve a bill (S 1082) that would reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which will expire on Sept. 30, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 5/10). The legislation, which the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=44828

2007-05-10

State Watch - California Gov. Schwarzenegger Threatens To Veto Democrats' Health Care Legislation California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Wednesday said he will veto a health care bill by Democratic lawmakers if it relies solely on employer contributions for funding, the Sacramento Bee reports. The Democrats' bill would require employers to spend at least 7.5% of payroll on employee benefits (Yamamu www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=47107

2007-08-24

Capitol Hill Watch - Congress Overrides Veto of Medicare Bill To Delay Physician Payment Cut A 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees will be delayed for 18 months because legislation (HR 6331) became law on Tuesday after both chambers of Congress voted to override President Bush's veto of the bill earlier in the day, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 7/16). Th www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=53325

2008-07-16

State Watch - New York Gov. Pataki, Gov.-Elect Spitzer Endorse Commission's Recommendations To Overhaul State Health Care System New York Gov. George Pataki (R) and Gov.-elect Eliot Spitzer (D) on Wednesday endorsed a report recommending nine hospital closures and the reconfiguration of 48 additional hospitals in the state, Long Island Newsday reports (Clancy, Long Island Newsday, 11/30). Pataki and the state Legislature formed the Ne www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=41354

2006-11-30

Administration News - Obama Signs SCHIP Legislation, Says Bill Is 'First Step' Toward Universal Health Coverage President Obama on Wednesday signed into law a bill (HR 2) that will reauthorize and expand SCHIP to an additional four million children, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. Obama said that expanding the program is 'the first step' to achieving universal health coverage in the U.S. (Freking/Elliot, AP/Sa www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=56811

2009-02-05