It should no surprise to anyone that the Obama Transition is already targeting national health care as a first year agenda item. With Senator Edward Kennedy and the Clintons anticipated to be major participants in the new Obama Administration, the health care issue has now leaped to forefront.
Senator Kennedy's return to the Senate this week coincided with his announcement of the formation of 3 working groups to assist in the development of heath care legislation. He announced the following participants to his team: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.); Sen.Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). They planned a meeting for today in an effort to plan out the immediate effort. This signals that health care reform will emanate from the Congress and not The White House.
Insurance company reaction was immediate. The carriers offered full medical coverage for pre-existing coverage providing that there was a global requirement for all to be insured.
As this program rolls out it is most certainly anticipated that workers' compensation medical coverage be included in the global effort. Studies have long shown that the litigation progress delays the delivery of benefits, increases administrative costs and depletes much needed medical resources from health research efforts.
Senator Kennedy's return to the Senate this week coincided with his announcement of the formation of 3 working groups to assist in the development of heath care legislation. He announced the following participants to his team: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.); Sen.Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). They planned a meeting for today in an effort to plan out the immediate effort. This signals that health care reform will emanate from the Congress and not The White House.
Insurance company reaction was immediate. The carriers offered full medical coverage for pre-existing coverage providing that there was a global requirement for all to be insured.
As this program rolls out it is most certainly anticipated that workers' compensation medical coverage be included in the global effort. Studies have long shown that the litigation progress delays the delivery of benefits, increases administrative costs and depletes much needed medical resources from health research efforts.
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