Impacts of Health Care Bill on Washington State

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By Roger Stark, MD
Health Care Policy Analyst
January 2010

U.S. House and Senate Democrats have passed two sweeping 2,000 page bills that would fundamentally and dramatically change our health care. There are significant differences between the two bills, but the more moderate Senate bill has the best chance of passing through the conference committee and being signed by the President. Both bills passed on a strict party-line vote, with essentially no support from minority Republicans.

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Check out this article from the Times today.

Now, take a look at this.

The first article came to the Seattle Times via the St. Petersburg Times.

The second article came from the Washinton Policy Center.

Ms. Martin is a news reporter. Dr. Stark, in his capacity with the Washington Policy Center, is a healthcare opinion writer. Again, Ms. Martin is a news reporter, however, her piece probably shows a more pronounced ideological slant. Go figure.