Or at least, not so good news:
Lots of work left to do!
My wish list below the fold...
My wish list for improving the Senate version:
- Paying mechanism -- move towards the House Medicare + 5?
- Funding mechanism -- this HAS to move towards taxes on >250 K -- probably in merging House and Senate versions, I'm afraid.
- Soften the mandates -- I think that the President will help with this in conference.
- Open up the PO to more people -- Give Wyden some props here, and make noise for it!
- Move the start dates up -- per the diary on the FP today, let's push for earlier start dates on as much as possible in the bill. I think even the Moderate Dems are seeing the wisdom in getting some credit for doing Health Insurance reform in time for the 2010 voting.
- In short, move the House bill to the "left" as far as possible -- we're going to need it!
- YOUR ideas below!
I'm finally beginning to see that HCR will really happen -- but keep calling your neighbors, Reps, and Senators!