Analysis: Health Lobbyists’ Powerful Impact On Reform Bills
A Center for Public Integrity analysis shows that more than 1,750 a diverse list of companies and organizations hired about 4,525 lobbyists to influence health reform bills in 2009.
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The Democrats’ 2010 Health Reform Plan Evokes 1993 Republican Bill
Dave Durenberger, one of the co-sponsors of a Republican alternative to the Clinton health reform plan, says the 1993 GOP bill had a lot more in common with current Democratic plans than current Republican bills.
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State Regulators Criticize Obama Plan To Create Federal Authority Over Health Insurance Rates
Three veteran state insurance commissioners said they'd welcome federal advisory help, but draw the line at giving the government authority over rates, a power they say states should retain exclusively.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill: Examining Obama’s Health Care Proposal, Thursday’s White House Summit
Just days before a bipartisan White House summit on health care, President Obama unveiled a proposal that closely tracks the Senate-passed health legislation with some modifications.
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Health On The Hill – February 22, 2010
Just days before a bipartisan White House summit on health care, President Obama unveiled a proposal that closely tracks the Senate-passed health legislation with some modifications.
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Full Text: Obama’s Health Care Proposal
Read the full text of President Obama's health care proposal, which he will bring to his Thursday health 'summit' with Congressional leaders.
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Dental Coverage Cuts Leave California’s Poor In Pain
While the recession may be easing, California and other states across the country continue to face eye-popping budget deficits. As a result, states are cutting deep into public health programs, and dental benefits for Medicaid recipients top the list.
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Opinion Column
Malpractice Reform: A Test Case for Bipartisanship At The Health Summit
Republicans and Democrats should come together on one bipartisan issue at Thursday's health care 'summit': medical malpractice reform.
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Doctor Shortage Fuels Nurses’ Push For Expanded Role
Nurse practitioners - like Irene Cavall in North Carolina - are gaining support in their drive to play a larger primary care role. But the powerful AMA is waving a yellow caution flag before state regulators and legislators.
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Missing HSA Money Raises Oversight Questions
Thousands of people are learning that money they squirreled away in health savings accounts is gone. Many thought the money was sitting safely in banks. But now it appears it was stolen.
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Opinion Column
Why Are Fewer Patients Enrolling in Hospice?
It is not clear why it's happening, but some hospice officials blame both a bad economy and Medicare rules that unintentionally discourage doctors from referring all but those who are about to die.
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Community Health Centers Providing Return On Investment
The federal stimulus package that sent nearly $2 billion to community health centers appears to have paid off in economic returns.
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Health On The Hill – February 16, 2010
President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan summit for Feb. 25 to discuss ways to pass health care overhaul legislation this year. On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders in both chambers are trying to resolve differences between House and Senate-passed health care bills and make progress on the issue once lawmakers return from the President's Day recess.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill: What A Difference A Year Makes
President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan summit for Feb. 25 to discuss ways to pass health care overhaul legislation this year. On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders in both chambers are trying to resolve differences between House and Senate-passed health care bills and make progress on the issue once lawmakers return from the President's Day recess.
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