health care

Just about everybody agrees we need some kind of national health care reform, but not if it means higher premiums and reduced or delayed services. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about how health care reform might impact feds and retirees.

The reformation of the country’s health care system is one of the next priorities for President Barack Obama and Congress, and the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be at the center of this effort.

A former Secretary weighs in on what the future holds for Kathleen Sebelius.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared with President Obama yesterday to announce her chamber’s plans for health care reform. She says a bill will be on the floor by the end of July but offered no…

President Obama is pushing Congress to enact sweeping healthcare legislation this year that would hold down costs and provide health coverage for 50 million uninsured Americans. The President met with members of the Senate yesterday.…

Michael D. Yates Author of ”Why Unions Matter”

Elise Gould Director of Health Policy Research, Economic Policy Institute

Tom Webb President, AFGE SSA Local 3615

Politicians from beyond the beltway rarely pay much attention to voters who are federal workers, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, in the case of the health care reform debate, one good look at the numbers could change all that.

Josh Bivens Economist, Economic Policy Institute Johnnie Walker President, AFGE D.C. Government Local 383 Gerald Swanke AFGE 11th District National Vice President Karen Kellen President, AFGE Environmental Protection Agency Local 3607 Dave Christensen Legislative Advocate, AFGE Environmental Protection Agency Local 3607 Susie Peru Secretary-Treasurer, AFGE Department of Defense Local 2516

Beth Moten AFGE Legislative and Political Director Philip Dine Author, ”State of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve our Economy, and Regain Political Influence”

Vincent Gray D.C. Council Chairman J. David Cox AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer Jane Nygaard AFGE 8th District National Vice President Marilyn Park AFGE Legislative Representative