| Blogs Comment On Federal Judicial Vacancies, Health Insurance For Women
October 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. " |
| House Democrats Continue Courting, Counting Votes For 'Robust' Public Option
October 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | The New York Times reports that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to discuss the public option and health costs with other Democratic leaders. "Ms. |
| Senators Draw Lines Around A Handful Of Swing Voters
October 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both Maine Republicans, have been in the spotlight this year because of their ability to cross party lines with political impunity, Politico reports. Collins took the lead in negotiating a stimulus bill in February that drew three GOP votes, including Snowe's. Snowe is now at the center of the health reform debate. |
| Young People Speak Out Regarding Efforts To Overhaul The Health Care System
October 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | "As the health care debate winds its way through Congress, everyone can agree on at least this much: Bringing more young adults into the health care system would balance out the costs for everyone else because the young use the least amount of care," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. |
| Six Innovations That Could Prove Critical To Reforming The Health Care System
October 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | The Wall Street Journal offers a collection of stories that looks at changes in health care that could yield big responses: "Health-care innovations come in many shapes and sizes ... [including] the kind that can help reach the goal that continues to elude our policy makers: getting good care to the greatest number of people in the most cost-effective way. |
| First Lady Stresses Importance Of Health Reform To Women At White House Breast Cancer Event
October 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | First lady Michelle Obama framed health care reform as a women's issue at a breast cancer event on Friday, "marking the third time in recent weeks she has weighed in on the health debate so directly," Politico reports. Obama was joined by several House members, breast cancer survivors and advocates at the White House event. |
| Reid's End Game? Senate Bill Will Have Public Option With 'Opt Out'
October 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced yesterday that he will include a public insurance plan in the final Senate health overhaul legislation. |
| Economic Adviser Romer Goes To Bat For 'Cadillac Tax,' Ways To Control Costs
October 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | ABC News reports that Christina D. |
| AARP's Dual Role In Health Reform
October 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | The Washington Post reports on questions raised about AARP's dual role in health reform. It profits from sales of health insurance policies to seniors and is strongly supporting reform legislation. |
| Today's Opinions And Editorials
October 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | Health Reform Will Increase Medicaid Costs The Philadelphia Inquirer The financial stakes are high for the states, nearly all of which are struggling just to discharge their current Medicaid commitments (Laura Katz Olson, 10/27). |
| Sen. Reid Announces Senate Health Care Reform Bill Will Include Public Option
October 28, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday announced that the Senate's final health reform bill will include a federal public health insurance plan option that would allow states to opt out, the Washington Post reports (Murray/Montgomery, Washington Post, 10/27). |
| Lawmakers Press Obama To 'Speak Out' For Health Bills
October 28, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | Liberal legislators feel that their leaders have done their job, and now it's time for President Obama to step up to the plate, Politico reports. "Now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. |
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