This is literally and completely insane. If Ben Nelson gets his way on this, you really can’t even call the bill “reform” anymore. Nelson responded with his own letter to Heineman. “In your letter you note that the current Senate bill is not in Nebraska’s best interest. I agree. That is why I continue to [...]

The news yesterday was the Harry Reid would include a public option with an opt-out provision in the Senate bill. There has been some reporting Reid might not have the votes for the opt-out and might need to water it down to a public option “opt-in,” state-based public plans, or trigger. A public option opt-in [...]

For a Republican, Olympia Snowe seems to have a real disdain for states’ rights when it comes to health care reform. At every turn she has been trying to take power away from the states and give it to the federal government. She has been one of the biggest supporters of the “national plans” strongly [...]