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NEWS ABOUT: Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden stories: 6 news summaries
OPINION

Maybe Baucus Bill Is Better Than Nothing

David Brooks wishes Congress had listened to Ron Wyden

Oct 9, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even David Brooks has become convinced that the health care system needs a fundamental overhaul—and unfortunately, it’s not going to get one. The best option, Democrat Ron Wyden’s proposal to let employees take their employer’s contribution and spend it on an open health care exchange, was... More »

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health care reform • Max Baucus • David Brooks • Ron Wyden • health insurance exchange

(Newser) - Max Baucus took to the Wall Street Journal opinion page today to make the case for the health care reform bill he’s unveiling this morning. “Our plan would lower costs and would not add to the federal deficit,” he declares in the first of many statements... More »

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John Kerry • Olympia Snowe • Senate Finance Committee • Charles Grassley • health care reform • Jay Rockefeller • Max Baucus • Ron Wyden • Mike Enzi

ANALYSIS

Health Care
Bills Don't Offer
Real Choice

Legislation in Congress seem to settle for status quo

Aug 26, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Health insurance firms are essentially monopolies because employers, not individuals, choose which plans to offer. This freedom from competitive forces has allowed insurance to become flaky and opaque—and the reform currently being debated in Washington would do little about it, writes David Leonhardt for the New York Times. Even... More »

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health insurance • Senate • insurance • health insurance premiums • health care reform • Bob Bennett • Ron Wyden • vouchers • health insurance industry

(Newser) - When a bipartisan group of six senators sent a letter to Harry Reid yesterday asking him to slow down on health care reform, one name stood out to Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com: Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon. At first glance, the liberal-ish senator doesn't seem to fit with the... More »

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Congress • health care costs • Senate • Oregon • health care reform • Ron Wyden

(Newser) - One is a 59-year-old liberal who used to advocate for senior citizens. The other is a 75-year-old conservative businessman. But together senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Robert Bennett of Utah may have crafted a bipartisan health plan with legs, writes Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal. Their... More »

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health insurance • Robert S. Bennett • universal health care • health care reform • Ron Wyden

OPINION

Universal Health Crossing Lines

Post columnist examines bill with 12 Senate supporters, on both sides of aisle

Feb 28, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - While presidential candidates are busy bickering about how to achieve universal health care, a bill in the Senate has quietly acquired 12 supporters—the biggest bipartisan coalition ever gathered behind universal health care legislation, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post.  Sponsors Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett hope the... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • universal health care • Bob Bennett • Ron Wyden

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