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Obama Really Does Have Best Health Care In The World"When President Barack Obama said at a recent news conference that he has the best health care in the world, he wasn't exaggerating," The Chicago Tribune reports. "The White House medical unit with a staff of four doctors and even more nurses and physicians' assistants is just steps from his office, ready to provide free treatment to him and his family. ...
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009No Recess Rest In Health Reform Ad WarsMajor groups are promising that the August recess will be filled with advertising wars trying to manage the message of the health care reform debate, Politico reports. "America's Health Insurance Plans is sinking millions of dollars into a recess advertising blitz defending itself, as Democrats and the White House turn the industry's practices into a rallying call for reform.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Protesters Disrupt Democrats' Best-Laid Plans For Health Reform 'Conversations'Over the weekend, a series of protests at Democratic events meant to promote health reform "organized by loose-knit coalition of conservative voters and advocacy groups, were a raucous start to what is expected to be weeks of political and ideological clashes over the health care overhaul," the New York Times reports.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Lobbyists Play Ball, Flex Muscles On Health Care ReformThe Associated Press reports on lobbying around biotechnology legislation. A letter urging the protection of biotech drug makers from generics from "the private National Health Council, sent to House leaders drafting health overhaul legislation, said the plea was on behalf of 'the more than 133 million Americans living with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Senate Dems Prepare Contingency Plans As Finance Negotiators Grapple For A Deal"Senate Democrats may decide to pass a U.S. health-care overhaul without Republican support if some opposition lawmakers don't agree to a plan by mid-September," Senator Charles Schumer[ D-N.Y.] said" according to Bloomberg. Schumer said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., set a self-imposed deadline of Sept.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Health Reform: Good For Small Business, According To President's Economic AdvisorsA report from President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers finds that "health care reform would be good for small businesses because it would enable them to obtain better insurance coverage for less money," The Denver
business journal writes.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Battles Over Insurance Reform Afflict House Dems"House liberals are offended that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mocked their threats to oppose a Democratic healthcare bill, saying leaders are underestimating their frustration over a deal cut with centrist Blue Dogs," The Hill reports. "Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009White House: 'No Middle Class Tax Hike'"The White House tried Monday to douse speculation that it might raise taxes on the middle class in violation of President Obama's campaign promise, just a day after two of his top economic advisers left the door open to such a move to rein in spiraling deficits," The New York Times reports. "Mr.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Many Americans Find Themselves Flummoxed By Overhaul ProposalsAs legislators seek to sell what has so far been a largely Washington insider effort, many Americans are confused about what health care reform actually entails.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009Will Emphasis On Prevention Bring Health Costs Down?Kaiser Health News reports that "If there is one thing that both parties can agree on in the health overhaul debate, it's the need to build a health system that promotes prevention rather than just manages disease.
Medical News Today Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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