by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Useful Models for Reform? President Obama often cites the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic as models for providers in a new era of health…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt The federal government is concerned about the incidence of Medicare re-admissions. Typical scenario: an elderly patient is admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and related…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Paying for Health Care Reform President Obama’s ambitious health care reform plans may have run into an immovable object – money. In order to move…

…on Finance Senator Tom Carper (D) Senator Thad Cochran (R), Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations Senator Susan Collins (R), Ranking Member of Committee on Homeland Security Senator Kent Conrad…

…earning it. Who are these “we” of whom you speak, Tom? The people I know have all been dancing as fast as they can for the last fifteen years, swallowing…

…would I offer for them? Now assume several of us believe that. What will be we do? Well, I’ll offer the current market price, Tom will offer 25.5, Robert will…

…necessary to position ResCap to withstand this challenging environment,” Tom Marano, ResCap’s chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “Conditions in the mortgage and credit markets have not abated and,…

…to the post I put up courtesy of someone else’s internet access. (Also, Tom Bozzo’s excellent follow-up and Megan McArdle’s critique.) I’d like to provide an update… 1. Time Warner…

Good website to visit is Open Congress. Obama and Coburn Shine Brighter Light on Government Spending Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) have joined forces again to craft…

Mike Crapo has joined James DeMint, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, and Tom Coburn with another spin on Social Security privatization that Phil Kerpen endorses: The DeMint-Crapo amendment puts the possibility…