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Health Coverage Is a Key Employee BenefitA recent article in the Boston Globe highlights a disturbing but increasingly common trend - Americans who take or stay with a job strictly for the health insurance. In many...
About Friday, September 18, 2009Special Interests Want To Shape ReformSpecial interest groups are going to great lengths for the chance to participate in health reform. According to the Associated Press, the pharmaceutical industry and hospitals have both agreed...
About Friday, September 18, 2009Baucus Bill Not Finding Favor Among Democrats Or RepublicansSen. Max Baucus' health care reform bill is the target of criticism from all sides. Politico: "Reaction from congressional Democratic leaders was lukewarm to worse, progressives were downright hostile and Republicans were scornful of what they described as brazen government grab.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009Baucus Plan Gives A Nod To GOP IdeasKHN reports that "[t]he Senate Finance Committee bill unveiled Wednesday by chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Bill Produces Mixed ReactionsReactions were mixed on Wednesday to Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) release of his panel's health reform bill, the
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Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009Parents' Insurance Status Affects Their Children's Health Care--Even When The Children Are InsuredInsured children are less likely to have necessary health-care services if their parents are uninsured, according to a study published in the September/October issue of Annals of Family Medicine.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009CNN Says Obama May Be Seeking Backup Plan Even As He Rallies DemsAfter a long-anticipated overhaul proposal was unveiled by Sen. Max Baucus Wednesday to a chilly reception, President Obama "quietly" held a meeting with Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, the cosponsors of an earlier, bipartisan plan, CNN reports.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009Baucus Bill In At $774 Billion, Would Reduce Deficit By Nearly $50 Billion Over DecadeSen. Max Baucus' bill, which he said would cost $774 billion over the next 10 years, would reduce budget deficits by about $50 billion over the same time period, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009With Baucus Bill No Longer A Mystery, Party Leaders Contemplate StrategyNow that the long-awaited Baucus health overhaul is out, Democratic leaders are pondering how they will collect the votes and support necessary to move a bill through Congress.The Hill: "Sen. Max Baucus spent months trying to win over Republicans on healthcare - to no avail.
Medical News Today Friday, September 18, 2009How Republicans Would Overhaul The Health System: The Wish ListKHN reports that "[a]t least three comprehensive GOP bills have been introduced: one by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin; another by Rep. Tom Price of Georgia and a third by Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona. All three bills have a few themes in common with their Democratic proposals. ...
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