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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Hints Of Progress Emerge From 'Super Committee' Deliberations
A top GOP House lawmaker hopes the deficit-cutting panel will focus entirely on health care costs to reach the $1.2 trillion savings target. Meanwhile, in the background, the Wall Street Journal reports that nearly half of all U.S. households receive government benefits, with about 34% getting means-tested assistance such as Medicaid.
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