Summit: The White House is hoping to release a final draft of health care reform legislation on Feb. 21, ahead of the bipartisan summit on Feb. 25. This draft is reportedly a compromise between the House and Senate legislation. The summit will be televised and is scheduled to start at 10:00 am EST on Feb. 25.
- Medicaid cuts coming: According to reports, many states are facing potential cutbacks to Medicaid in July unless Congress approves additional funding. Read more.
- Rising profits, rising premiums: A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services, Insurance Companies Prosper, Families Suffer: Our Broken Health Insurance System, cites several examples of health insurance companies looking to raise premiums sharply at the same time their profits are increasing.
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