How did the cost of health-care spark a clash among house Democrats?
July 10 (Bloomberg) — Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to quell a rebellion over the cost of health-care legislation by dozens of members of their own party. In a letter last night to party leaders, the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of self-proclaimed fiscally conservative Democrats, raised “strong reservations” about the latest draft of a bill they said would fail to sufficiently reduce health- care costs and may hurt doctors and hospitals. The leaders postponed today’s scheduled release of the draft, according to a senior Democratic aide. The bill “fails to include adequate structural changes that will succeed in lowering costs and increasing value,†The potential defection of that many Democratic lawmakers posed a serious challenge because to pass the legislation in the House, Democrats would need Republican support, which is considered unlikely, the aide said. The objections from Blue Dog Democrats will require the legislation’s authors to revi
July 10 (Bloomberg) — Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to quell a rebellion over the cost of health-care legislation by dozens of members of their own party. In a letter last night to party leaders, the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of self-proclaimed fiscally conservative Democrats, raised “strong reservations” about the latest draft of a bill they said would fail to sufficiently reduce health- care costs and may hurt doctors and hospitals. The leaders postponed today’s scheduled release of the draft, according to a senior Democratic aide. The bill “fails to include adequate structural changes that will succeed in lowering costs and increasing value,†The potential defection of that many Democratic lawmakers posed a serious challenge because to pass the legislation in the House, Democrats would need Republican support, which is considered unlikely, the aide said. The objections from Blue Dog Democrats will require the legislation’s authors to revi
