With his health care overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama has challenged America to come up with alternatives. “You got a better idea? Bring it on,” he recently announced. A televised summit meeting on health care ideas is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25. A suggestion. Why not focus on streamlining health costs by harnessing technology that allows […]
By George Pantos At tomorrow’s White House health reform summit, President Obama hopes to re-invigorate the health care debate and prompt Congress to act on the issue this year. He’s invited members of both parties to meet, challenging Republicans and Democrats alike to offer alternative reform ideas. Here’s one for would-be reformers—why not use technology […]
Lookout — Volume 23 By George J. Pantos, Esq. and Cliffort Roberti Once again, Congress is under political pressure to allow federal waivers to ERISA’s preemption provisions. In 1993–94, ERISA was a major health care reform battleground and waivers were a critical legislative issue in the 104th Congress. While the waiver issue failed passage in the […]
