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Poll: More Approve Of Obama's Handling Of Health Care, But Many Still ConfusedThe latest CBS News/New York Times poll finds that Americans are still confused and anxious about a health care overhaul. "The poll found that an intense campaign by Mr. Obama to rally support behind his health care plan - including an address to Congress, a run of television interviews and rallies across the country - appears to have done little to allay concerns,"
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009On Quality Of Care, U.S. Is Not Always BestThe
washington post interviewed Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., about other developed nations' health care systems: "We won't adopt the German system or French system or anything of the like. But I think we can get clues on the fundamental differences of various systems," he said.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009At Finance Committee, Fireworks Surround Efforts To Add Drug Discount, Eliminate Individual MandateThe Senate Finance Committee on Thursday defeated an amendment that sought to squeeze more money out of pharmaceutical companies to help pay for the costs of changing the health care system. The panel's vote was a victory for President Obama and Finance Chairman Max Baucus.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009Capps Amendment 'Best Approach' To Health Reform Abortion Coverage, Opinion Piece SaysAlthough Republicans in Congress "don't have much hope of derailing health care reform at this point, they still have a shot at seriously limiting women's access to affordable reproductive health care," author Sharon Lerner writes in an opinion piece in The Nation.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009Pelosi Dismisses Idea Of Public Option 'Trigger;' Senate Finance Committee To Consider Public Option AmendmentsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday rejected the idea of a so-called "trigger" for a public plan option, a health reform provision favored by the House's fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009NEJM Publishes Mayo Clinic Study Of Physicians' Beliefs About Health Care ReformResults of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist. The results appear in the Sept. 14, 2009, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine and are the result of a national survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. physicians conducted by Mayo Clinic.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009GOP To Stall Confirmation Of HHS Nominees, Due To Flap Over Insurers' Letters To SeniorsDebate continues about the administration's reaction to letters sent by insurers to seniors about health overhaul.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009Pelosi Continues Push For Public Plan In House Bill"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped up her push for a publicly run health plan that has divided congressional Democrats, saying it could 'save enormous amounts of money,'" The Wall Street Journal reports.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009Frustrated Doctors Say Insurers Meddle In Patient Care"Have you ever wondered why your doctor has you come back two or three times to complete a check-up instead of wrapping it up in one visit? Doctors candidly admit that it's about money," CNN reports. They say insurers are to blame. Dr.
Medical News Today Monday, September 28, 2009Business, Once An Ally, Now Stands Against Republicans On Health ReformThe Wall Street Journal reports that big business, a longtime ally of Republicans in the health care reform fight, is feeling distance from the party over soaring costs and their bottom lines. "But the health-care debate, in particular, casts a spotlight on the split in the longstanding alliance between economic conservatives and the business community.
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