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Selling Sickness: How Drug Ads Changed Health Care

By Alix Spiegel, NPR News October 14, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Prescription drug spending is the third most expensive cost in the U.S. health care system. The average American gets 12 prescriptions a year, and this number only seems to grow larger. We examine what drove the increase in prescription drug consumption in America. This story comes from our partner NPR News

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Transcript: White House Health Summit, Afternoon Session

February 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The White House transcript of yesterday’s remarks from the health care summit convened by President Barack Obama.

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Blue Dog Ross’s Conundrum: Should He Battle Health Bill That Could Benefit His Depressed Town?

By Eric Pianin and Ann Carrns July 21, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Mike Ross grew up in tiny Prescott, Ark., and knows well the problems of many residents who can’t afford health care insurance and have trouble getting access to hospitals and doctors. Yet Ross, a leader of the Blue Dog Democrats, stands ready to try to block passage of a health care reform bill in the House that might help his constituents; he complains the bill doesn’t adequately contain costs or help rural areas enough.

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How Congress Might Tax Your Health Benefits

By Julie Appleby June 8, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are considering varied approaches to taxing employer-provided health insurance as a means of paying for an overhaul of the health system, Kaiser Health News reports. Proposals include taxing benefits above a certain premium amount, taxing the benefits only of high-income earners, or combining both approaches.

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