Cancer Policy Forum
Health Care Reform Hits a Brown Wall
Health Care Reform Hits a Brown Wall
Patrick Cobb, MD; Ted Okon
20100025
2010 Jan 25
Community Oncology Alliance
Health Care Reform Hits a Brown Wall
Community Oncology Alliance. 2010 Jan 25, Patrick Cobb, MD; Ted Okon
Dr. Patrick Cobb is President and Ted Okon is Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance. View profiles of Dr. Cobb and Mr. Okon. Health care reform hit a wall with the Massachusetts special election of Republican Scott Brown to the Senate seat vacated by the late Ted Kennedy. This leaves Senate Democrats with only 59 votes, one shy of the 60 necessary to overcome endless debate (ie, a filibuster) and advance a final health care bill. The irony is inescapable, as the Senate seat long held...
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