Almanac of American Politics: on Health Care

Bradley Byrne: Prepare alternative plans to ObamaCare

In the house, Byrne's committee assignments were consistent with his local and personal interests: Armed Services, Natural Resources, and Education and the Workforce.

In February 2015, the House passed his bill to repeal--not for the first time--President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The proposal also called for House committees to prepare health-care alternatives.

Source: Almanac of American Politics 2020 AL-1 House race Oct 5, 2015

Larry Hogan: Beat cancer with chemotherapy while in office

In June 2015, after barely five months in office, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan called a press conference on a hot summer afternoon to share the news that he had just been diagnosed with "a very advanced and very aggressive" form of cancer: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It had been discovered in late stage three, when survival rates for that type of cancer are normally in the 50 to 70% range. To lighten the mood in the room, the affable Hogan wisecracked, "The best news is that my odds of getting through this in beating this are much, much better than the odds I had of beating Anthony Brown," as the audience laughed and aides applauded. The quip under scored that Hogan surprise victory in deep blue Maryland over Brown--Lieutenant Governor under two-term Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley--ranked as one of the major upsets nationwide in 2014. Hogan won over many constituents with his show of stoic courage and dealing with six separate rounds of five-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day chemotherapy. Source: Almanac of American Politics on 2018 Maryland Governor race Oct 5, 2015

Joseph Lieberman: Limited lawsuits against HMOs and automakers

On HMO regulation, he co-sponsored a compromise that omits Medical Savings Accounts and would allow lawsuits against HMOs, but limit them to economic recovery and attorneys’ fees only. He is a sponsor of Auto Choice reform, which would allow car owners to opt out of pain and suffering damages and get much cheaper insurance premiums. Source: Almanac of American Politics 2000 (Barone & Ujifusa) Jan 1, 2000

The above quotations are from Almanac of American Politics, by Grant Ujifusa and Michael Barone. Click here for definitions & background information on Health Care. Click here for other issues (main summary page).
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