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House Republicans Find Many Angles For Opposition To Health BillsHouse lawmakers who oppose Democratic
health reform efforts are finding a variety of targets for their complaints. For instance, "A coalition of pro-life groups, accompanied by several House Republicans outside the U.S. Capitol, delivered a petition signed by 137,000 Americans Wednesday voicing disapproval with current health care reform legislation,"
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Obama Adopting A More Partisan Tone On Health Care"In sharp contrast to how he got elected, President Barack Obama is bashing Republicans this week while urging Democrats to unite behind his effort to reform the nation's healthcare system," The Hill reports.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Women's Health Should Not Be 'Special Interest,' Opinion Piece SaysJon Kyl (R-Ariz.) "obviously doesn't understand" that
health insurance "should be designed to spread the risk among us all, not to exclude certain classes of people so that policies cost less," Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of the Madison Capital Times, writes in an opinion piece.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Americans Split On Obama's Health Care Proposals, New Poll FindsAmericans are split evenly on President Barack Obama's proposals for
health care reform,
according to a new poll released Wednesday. Still, a "CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicates that a majority say (sic) it would be better to pass some sort of reform legislation than to leave the current health care system unchanged," CNN reports.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Crossover Vote Or Lost Cause? Maine Sen. Collins' Reform Vote ExaminedSen. Susan Collins, Maine's junior senator, has a lot of people asking her which way she's leaning on supporting
health care reform. And she's remaining mum. The Washington Post reports that both she and her Maine colleague, Sen. Olympia Snowe have supported other controversial Democratic proposals before, like the $787 billion stimulus.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Leaders Confident They Have Support For A Public Option In Final House Health BillCQ Politics: "'We're right around 218 (votes) for a robust public option,' Democratic Caucus
chairman John B. Larson of Connecticut said early Wednesday afternoon as Majority Whip James E. Clyburn , D-S.C., was working to complete a whip count of Democrats that Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., asked for on Tuesday.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Health Care Lobbyists Spend Big To Win Big, Consumer Groups Fight Industry DealsHealth care lobbyists are on track to set new spending records this year, with some individual companies nearly doubling their investment compared to previous periods, USA Today reports. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
america spent almost as much by September as it did in the entire year in 2008.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Obama Administration Disputes Government Report On Reform's Higher CostsAdministration officials quickly rejected a new analysis that found "the nation's medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House," the Associated Press reports.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Senate Dems Still Debating Public Plan In Health BillsSenate Democratic leaders are tracking the support of a government-run public option in
health care reform legislation. BusinessWeek: "Not long ago, as attention centered on the Senate Finance Committee's moderate
health-care reform bill, pundits dismissed the idea of a publicly run insurance program to compete with private insurers as all but dead.
Medical News Today Friday, October 23, 2009Ignagni: Reform Needs To HappenAHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni affirmed
health plans' strong support for comprehensive, bipartisan health care reform that covers all Americans, improves quality, and makes care more affordable. Speaking at AHIP's annual state issues conference, Ignagni said the experience in the states has shown that insurance market reforms need to be paired with a commitment to universal coverage to keep coverage as affordable as possible.
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