Scott Kreiling
The national health care debate continues to be at the forefront of issues being discussed in Washington DC and the private sector.
From government-administered coverage for all to tweaking the current insurance structure to make health care more accessible, plans from President Obama and Montana Senator Max Baucus are being presented to Congress and US citizens for review.
Recently named Regence BlueShield Of Idaho President Scott Kreiling says disseminating information from both sides of the debate is difficult, but some form of health care reform is needed.
Regence BlueShield Of Idaho President Scott Kreiling comments
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Late last week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee wrapped up debate on a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system and is poised to vote on the legislation this week. The bill calls for sweeping insurance market reforms and seeks to rein in soaring medical costs and expand coverage to millions of uninsured people.
Healthcare reform is President Obama’s top domestic priority and the Senate Finance Committee is the last of five congressional committees to complete its work on the overhaul.
The bill will be merged with one approved earlier by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee before it is taken to the full Senate in mid-October.
