TO READ more about the landmark passage of America’s health reform bill, simply visit any site on the internet. Including this one. A brief health care link round-up:<\/p>\n
At the White House, Peter Orszag rebutted<\/a> some of the fiscal arguments leveled at the Senate bill. Meanwhile, Ezra Klein detailed<\/a> five of the more promising cost control features in the bill.<\/p>\n Democracy in America cautions<\/a> Republicans against running on repeal of the bill, saying that should instead opt for reform. James Surowiecki agrees, writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n Now that the bill has passed, repealing it (which I presume is what Republicans campaigning in the fall will call for) will mean, literally, voting for allowing insurance companies to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, voting to permit rescissions<\/a>, and voting to make it much harder for people who lose their jobs to stay insured. I have a hard time believing that advocating these things will be a political winner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Meanwhile, surveying market movements as a gauge of a policy’s likely effect is a fool’s game (albeit one we’re all likely to play when the correlation works in our favour), but some<\/a> are noting that markets are up today. And indeed, since the current Intrade contract on health reform first moved above 50 on March 4, the S&P index has risen nearly 4% (including a rise of about 0.5% today). Interpret as you will.<\/p>\n\n