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Key Drivers Of Health Care Costs Identified And Analyzed By Internists' New PaperA policy paper that identifies and analyzes the key drivers of health care costs has been released by the American College of Physicians (ACP). Controlling Health Care Costs While Promoting the Best Possible Health Outcomes provides nearly four dozen recommendations to achieve better quality care to more people.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Analyses Of Obama Speech Generally Agree: He Reframed The Debate Without SpecificsPresident Obama used his speech to highlight the major themes of his push at health care reform, but in reframing the debate, he also left out the specifics of his preferences according to a number of news stories analyzing the event.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Obama Outlines Health Reform Plan In Speech To CongressSaying that "[n]ow is the season for action," President Obama used Wednesday's address before a joint session of Congress to outline his proposals for reforming the U.S. health care system, the
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Increase In Uninsured Makes Stronger Case For Health ReformStatement attributable to: J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association "It's no surprise that the ranks of the uninsured have swelled as the economy has shrunk this past year. For too many American families, losing a job also means losing health insurance. We can do better - 46.3 million uninsured is unacceptable for our great nation.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Baucus Readies Reform Move, With Or Without RepublicansSen. Max Baucus is readying his Senate Finance Committee to move a health care reform bill to the full Senate, with or without the support of Republicans negotiating their position. CongressDaily: "Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus is moving forward with a chairman's mark of healthcare overhaul legislation next week regardless of whether Republican support exists for the measure.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Early News Reports Suggest Those With Entrenched Views Were Not Swayed By SpeechA new poll, conducted before President Barack Obama's speech Wednesday night, finds rising unhappiness with his handling of health care. The
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Overshadowed Republican Reply Asks For Compromise, New BeginningThe official Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech, delivered by Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., was overshadowed by Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie," remark Newsweek reports.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Fact Checks On Obama's Health Care SpeechSeveral news organizations offered fact checks of President Obama's health care speech to Congress and the nation. PolitiFact prepared "a guide to what Obama said and how his statements -- or similar ones we've checked -- fared on the Truth-O-Meter.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009'You Lie,' GOP Lawmaker Shouts During President's SpeechPartisan tensions at President Obama's address to Congress on Wednesday "went beyond the usual theatrics," with one Republican congressman shouting, "You lie," in the midst of the speech when the president promised his reform proposal would not pay for insurance for illegal immigrants, the Wall Street Journal reports. The congressman, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.
Medical News Today Friday, September 11, 2009Obama: 'Time For Bickering Is Over' On Health Care ReformThe Associated Press: "Obama said the changes he has in mind would cost about $900 billion over [a] decade, 'less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and less than the tax cuts for the wealthiest few Americans' passed during the Bush administration.
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