Affordable Health Insurance Reform Slows Down

Moderate Democrats are putting the brakes on healthcare reform. One of the current proposals for moving forward after the party lost the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts is a risky political calculation. Budget reconciliation would require just 51 votes, and would allow the House of Representatives to have input on tax- and spending-related issues, such as family individual health insurance subsidies. However, an increasing number of legislators fear that doing so will give the impression of steamrolling over the will of the people. In a mid-term election, leaving constituents with that perception is disasterous. (more…)