Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

James Clyburn, a reliably loyal liberal named to Super Congress

Excerpts from this story referencing "Super Committee":

"… The State, a South Carolina newspaper, Clyburn said he would be open to a Super Committee plan that cut federal payments to doctors and hospitals, but not beneficia …"

"… rticipant in that plan’s key ingredient for future fiscal reform – the Super Committee.“Speaker Boehner does not even pretend that this is a serious attempt to …"

ANALYSIS: Don't turn your back on Ryan's Medicare plan

By Wendell Potter

Rep. Ryan's plan is shelved for the moment, but health insurers are sure to bring it back

Excerpts from this story referencing "Super Committee":

"… ders Recommend Over $410 Billion in Healthcare Savings to Congressional ‘Super Committee.’ ”At the core the HLC’s scheme is what might be called Ryan-lite, b …"

Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Some payments may be going to doctors who have been using electronic health records for years

Excerpts from this story referencing "Super Committee":

"… comes at a time when the president is pushing a new stimulus bill, the “Super Committee” is attempting to rein in federal spending, and the United Kingdom is ab …"

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Super Congress hauls in super donations as special interests try to influence budget cuts

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Gang of 12 tasked with cutting budget by $1.5 trillion hauls in big PAC donations

Excerpts from this story referencing "Super Committee":

"… ; returned two donations made during that time …"

"… 500 of the donations, by far the biggest business sector. One focus of the Super Committee is to find ways to save money on health care, which many have speculated m …"

"… ovides a good example for how companies may be attempting to influence the Super Committee members. Fresenius is one of the largest dialysis providers in the world, …"

"… s already under way for a quality incentive program.  Should the Super Committee propose changes to Medicare, Fresenius and other dialysis companies could …"

ANALYSIS: The health care industry's stranglehold on Congress

By Wendell Potter

Special interest stranglehold on Congress stifles meaningful health care reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Super Committee":

"… surance establishment’s lobbyists are currently focused on the so-called Super Committee, which is charged with reducing the federal deficit. The chances of this b …"

"… pinmeisters.Among the lobbying and PR groups that have sent letters to the Super Committee urging it kill IPAB is the American Hospital Association, even though it w …"

"… 18 and 2021. Even if the six Republican and six Democrats who comprise the Super Committee could agree on anything, they would be hard pressed to come up with a beli …"