Guaranteed Healthcare

As July starts to wind down and the August recess by Congress fast approaches, the debate over health care reform enters a late stage with increasingly bitter partisan differences over very divisive issues. Every day we hear about more Democrats siding with the Republicans, especially the Blue Dogs worrying about the high costs of plans on the table. Senate leaders are threatening that higher taxes and the public option will be deal-breakers. With President Obama pressing both parties for an early resolution of their differences, the hope for a bipartisan bill this year is rapidly fading. Each day brings new terms into the debate, ranging from triggers to exchanges and coops, without enough details or track record to gain our confidence that any real reform is on track.