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Remaking the Health Care System Q & A With Sen . Ron Wyden
Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, is trying to resolve what may be the primary domestic issue ..... legislation that eliminates their role providing health care benefits? Ron Wyden : It’s going to make them more competitive in the global marketplace …
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Oregon Senator Touts Healthy Americans Act
Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, is trying to resolve what may be the primary domestic issue ..... legislation that eliminates their role providing health care benefits? Ron Wyden : It’s going to make them more competitive in the global marketplace …
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New Health Reform Amendment Could Siphon Employer Health Care Money
… Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana, and Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, is likely to upset employers, says Frank McArdle, a principal of consulting firm Hewitt Associates …
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As Health Reform Enters Crucial Stage, Businesses Refocus on Key Issues
… We need to find ways to help reach that goal.â Employers are also trying to rally opposition to an amendment by Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, allowing companies to opt out of employer coverage. Wyden, a longtime proponent of severing ties …
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Obama Signs Bill Repealing Health Care Reform Law Vouchers
… that the president signed April 15 after final congressional passage of the bill. The voucher provision, which Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, backed when the health care reform legislation was working its way through Congress, prompted strong …
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Senate Health Plan Headed to Final Approval
… insurance premiums would qualify for the â free choice voucher,â as it is called by the amendmentâ s sponsor, Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon. Wyden has long favored severing ties between employment and health insurance coverage, and the amendment …
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Budget Deal Repeals Health Care Reform Voucher Provision
… federal spending. The health care reform voucher provision was originally inserted in the health care reform measure by Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, as the legislation was working its way through Congress. â After weeks of closed-door negotiations …
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Universal Health Care Doesn't Necessarily Mean Single Payer
… s what a conservative Democrat has to say. What about those farther to the left on the political spectrum? Like Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, for instance? Wyden, who has written legislation that would mandate individual coverage financed …
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Top 5 Workforce News Headlines of 2007
… and unions came together to support efforts to end employment-based health benefits. At the center of this was Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, who kicked off the year in January by introducing the Healthy Americans Act, which sought to eliminate …
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The Conference Board 2007 Employee Health Care Conference
… highest costs. Shachmut reiterated Safeway’s stance on health care policy. CEO Steven Burd has supported a call by Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, to provide universal health coverage by ending employer-sponsored health insurance and mandating …
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New Corporate Coalition Advocates Universal Health Coverage
… the health of our employees. There is a lot of momentum building, and we are determined to solve this problem.â Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, said that the coalition is changing the political calculus of health care from where it was in 1994 …
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Plans May Differ, but Politicians Push Health Care Overhaul
… individuals to purchase health insurance would eliminate a bias toward employer-sponsored health benefits. Bennett and Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, said the Healthy Americans Act, a proposal they co-sponsored last year, is the first plan to sever …
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Diverse Groups Unite Around Health Reform
… refundable tax credit for higher earners. On Capitol Hill, a steady stream of health care proposals is flowing. Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, introduced a bill that would enable private insurers to cover individuals directly. Companies would …
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Ground Shifts in Health Care Debate but Outcome Depends on Details
… coverage through a market-based system and is encouraging people to take personal responsibility for staying healthy. Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, says that the group, which dubs itself the Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform, represents a significant …
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You Cant Tell Health Care Proposal and Player Without a Scorecard
… care (though with no details). Meanwhile, AARP and health insurers have their plans, as does Oregon Democratic Sen . Ron Wyden , whose idea to do away with employer-sponsored health care has drawn the support of Safeway chief executive Steven …
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Employers Look to Retain Health Care Benefits as Congress Plans Reform
… companies would pay into the system but would not sponsor their own plans. In late April, the billâ s author, Sen . Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, modified the measure to clarify that companies could continue to offer health benefits. â Todayâ …
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Reinsurance Gains Traction Among Legislators and Employers
… Tennessee, floated reinsurance in a policy speech not long after. But it was Oregon Sens. Gordon Smith, a Republican, and Ron Wyden , a Democrat, who in July introduced the first national legislation on reinsurance. That legislation, which is in the Senate …
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Executives at Bailed-Out Companies Could Face Tough Limits on Bonuses, Severance
… passed the Senate were removed in conference between senior Senate and House members Thursday. An amendment sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would have penalized companies that paid bonuses greater than $100,000 to …
