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How The Opposition Might Emerge In Health Care Debate

June 5, 2009 KFF Health News Original

It’s almost crunch time: Influential senators involved in drafting health care legislation say they will begin unveiling bills within days. That means the real debate is about to begin. The big question: Where will the opposition come from and how intense will it be? We consulted policy and political experts to find out what they think will happen next.

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Health Reform Controversy: Opening Medicare to People Under 65

By Julie Appleby May 4, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Will allowing younger people to buy coverage ease a health-care problem or break an already overburdened program?

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Paying for COBRA, Waiting for Discount

By Rick Schmitt April 7, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Some people who qualify for the economic stimulus package’s COBRA subsidies are still waiting for the “lifeline.” Reporter Rick Schmitt, who was laid off in November, writes about the hurdles he has experienced while trying to get the subsidy.

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Transcript: President Obama’s Town Hall Meeting On Health Care

June 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The White House provided a transcript of President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting on health care today at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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New Jersey Program Finds Alternatives for ER ‘Super Users’

By Carol Ann Campbell March 9, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Emergency room doctors noticed the difference. Many of their “super user” patients weren’t coming around much anymore.

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The Bills Pile Up

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The Clifford’s struggle to pay for treatment of their serious medical problems.

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Salary: $52,000. Debt: $55,000

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

One woman’s medical bills and debt from an emergency hospitalization exceed her annual salary.

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Insured but in Debt

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Jim and Jackie Eyler, of Westminster, Md., are employed, insured and unable to pay down a $10,000 credit card balance.

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The New Uninsured

By John Fairhall and Kate Steadman February 3, 2009 KFF Health News Original

People young and old crowd the hallway outside the locked door of the Arlington Free Clinic. They grip small pieces of paper that will determine whether they get in — or give up and go home.

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Bankrupt and Banned

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Bankrupted by nearly $100,000 in medical debt, the Eaker’s are now barred from a large clinic.

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Americans Ensnared By Medical Debt

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The rising costs of care and a failing economy drive more Americans into medical debt.

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The Single Mother and Bad Credit

By Sandra G. Boodman January 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

For single mom, credit card was no panacea for an Orthodontist’s Bill.

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New Jersey Assembly Passes Two Needle-Exchange Bills; Senate Vote Could Come by End of Month

October 8, 2004 Morning Briefing

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House-Senate Negotiators Reach Deal on Omnibus Spending Bill, Including $2.4B for AIDS; Vote Scheduled for Next Month

November 26, 2003 Morning Briefing

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