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Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs, Vetoes Several Bills On Women's HealthOn Sunday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed and vetoed several bills related to reproductive health in a flurry of last-minute action before a midnight deadline to address more than 700 measures, the Sacramento Bee reports (Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 10/13). Most of the bills Schwarzenegger approved will take effect Jan. 1, 2010 (Sanders,
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Senate Finance Committee Approves Health Reform Bill; Lawmakers Prepare For Floor VoteOn Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 to approve its health reform bill, becoming the fifth and final legislative committee to pass a version of health reform legislation,
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 200942,600 Louisianans Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased UnemploymentApproximately 42,600 people in Louisiana lost health insurance coverage in 2009 due to a rise in unemployment, according to a report issued today by the health consumer organization Families USA. According to the report, the state's average unemployment rate in 2008 was 4.6 percent, while the average rate this year was 6.4 percent, thereby resulting in losses of health coverage.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Senate GOP To Reintroduce Abortion Amendments During Floor Debate On Health ReformSenate Republicans plan to reintroduce amendments regarding abortion and other controversial issues when health care reform legislation reaches the chamber's floor for debate, CQ Today reports. The Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee rejected the amendments during panel markups. Sen.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 200913,200 Mainers Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased UnemploymentApproximately 13,200 people in Maine lost health insurance coverage in 2009 due to a rise in unemployment, according to a report issued today by the health consumer organization Families USA. According to the report, the state's average unemployment rate in 2008 was 5.4 percent, while the average rate this year was 8.2 percent, thereby resulting in losses of health coverage.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 200928,100 Connecticut Residents Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased UnemploymentApproximately 28,100 people in Connecticut lost health insurance coverage in 2009 due to a rise in unemployment, according to a report issued today by the health consumer organization Families USA. According to the report, the state's average unemployment rate in 2008 was 5.7 percent, while the average rate this year was 7.8 percent, thereby resulting in losses of health coverage.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Snowe's Vote Paves Way For Other Centrists To Support Baucus Health BillBefore voting with the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, had been involved in negotiations for months that led to the shape of the measure's key elements, USA Today reports. "The Maine senator refused to support a government-run insurance option to compete with private insurers - and the bill didn't have one.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Senate Finance Committee Passes Health Bill, But With Plenty Of GrumblingThe Senate Finance Committee yesterday became the fifth and final committee in Congress to pass a health care overhaul bill. The committee voted 14-9 in favor of the bill with Sen. Olympia Snowe, of Maine, joining all of the panel's Democrats to cast the sole Republican "yea" vote.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Health Reform Bill Approved By Finance Panel, Snowe Sides With DemocratsKaiser Kaiser Health News staff writers Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey report on yesterday's developments in the Senate Finance Committee.
Medical News Today Thursday, October 15, 2009Today's Selection Of Opinions And EditorialsSenate Finance Committee Bill's Soft Spot: Health Care Insurance Mandate The Christian Science Monitor "Americans must be aware of how mandates might impinge on their choices - and how vulnerable Obama's plan might be to court challenge" (10/13).
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