…Baucus Plan on Tuesday afternoon Breaking: Rockefeller Says “No Way” on Baucus Framework I have sat besides Max Baucus for 22 years on the Finance Committee. … I’m probably one…

by Linda Beale Baucus Will Not Run in 2014 (yay!) Max Baucus announced to his fellow Senators today that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2014. He…

…Six is on life-support. Baucus released something unilaterally yesterday which suggests he is asking for buy-in to the plan or not in advance of a meeting Tuesday between Reid, Pelosi…

…think this Baucus-Hatch initiative augers well for the country. I wish Baucus had used his imminent retirement to step back and consider what his legacy could be for a better…

…in a later post.) With the release of the Baucus Chairman’s Mark it became apparent that there are some profound misconceptions floating around the existing legislation represented by HR3200 and…

by Bruce Webb HOLD THE PRESSES. I am deleting this post. It is not clear that the document posted on the Finance Committee website actually reflects Baucus’s new proposal. Why…

…Finance Committee, and aides to Senator Max Baucus have finished tallying them: 543 in all, from both Democrats and Republicans. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia will propose…

Robert Waldmann AHIP The health insurance lobby just declared war on the Baucus plan. This is new, since they previously supported health care reform. It is not, however, surprising. AHIP…

…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

…own stated principles. Max also requests that we try to find out errors in this GOP document. Have fun! Update: Max has busted this GOP Powerpoint as being in many…