Thursday, August 11, 2011

GOP Super Committee Picks Spark Mixed Reactions From Health Care Lobbyists

GOP Super Committee Picks Spark Mixed Reactions From Health Care Lobbyists - InsideHealthPolicy.com: "House Republicans' selections Wednesday (Aug. 10) for the debt limit law's super committee are generating mixed reactions among stakeholders, with two of the members -- Ways and Means Chair Dave Camp (MI) and Energy and Commerce Chair Fred Upton (MI) -- viewed as “pretty reasonable” to health care providers up to now, according to one lobbyist, but House Republican Chair Jed Hensarling's (TX) appointment generating unease among some who fear he may be willing to entertain Medicaid and children's health program cuts."