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Program providing medical benefits to the elderly; an immense and growing portion of the federal budget.
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HELP Democrats Draft New Bill With Public Plan And Employer Mandate That They Say Is Cheaper
Published July 3, 2009, 8:08 am, Medical News Today
Democrats on a key Senate committee are readying a plan that has a government-run insurance option and a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to its employees, The Associated Press reports. "In a letter outlining the details, Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.
Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials
Published July 3, 2009, 7:08 am, Medical News Today
The Patients Doctors Don't Know The New York Times All medical students are required to have clinical experiences in pediatrics and obstetrics, even though after they graduate most will never treat a child or deliver a baby.
A Selection Of Recent Studies And Surveys
Published July 3, 2009, 6:08 am, Medical News Today
Government Accountability Office Prescription Drugs: Overview of Approaches to Control Prescription Drug Spending in Federal Programs -- "The increasing cost of prescription drugs has put pressure to control drug spending on federal programs such as the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB
Democratic health care vs. democracy
Published July 3, 2009, 5:05 am, The Week
The fact that American voters have repeatedly resisted a move to any system of universal health care underscores for many liberals the danger of leaving the protection of basic rights to the discretion of the democratic public.
Top Scoops
Published July 2, 2009, 9:57 pm, Scoop.co.nz
WORD I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired - Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer I think, therefore Descartes exists. - Saul Steinberg FLOTSAM & JETSAM: FROM VICTIM TO PERP Sam Smith It used to be easy to tell the enemy. All you had to do ...
Health-care execs air reform concerns
Published July 2, 2009, 4:46 pm, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Hospitals and doctors will be overwhelmed by health-care reform if it insures nearly 50 million new people but doesn't create more fairly-paid doctors and nurses.
White House close to deal with hospitals on cost cuts
Published July 2, 2009, 3:24 pm, McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON — The hospital industry is close to a deal with the White House and congressional Democrats in which the industry would agree to federal funding cuts of $150 billion to $170 billion over the next decade to help pay for a health system overhaul, according to people familiar with the talks.
Politics Today: Obama Talks Jobs
Published July 2, 2009, 7:16 am, CBS News
President Discusses Innovation; Offensive Launched In Afghanistan; Latest On Sanford; Palin E-Mails Revealed
Drug Industry Increases Lobbying Efforts And Targets Democrats
Published July 2, 2009, 7:09 am, Medical News Today
The drug industry began ramping up its lobbying efforts in 2003, when Medicare Part D began, and now is targeting Democrats. CQ Politics reports: "The industry is increasingly employing Democratic lobbyists with ties to the Obama administration and congressional leaders such as Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
Community Calendar
Published July 2, 2009, 3:15 am, Skokie Review
Based upon space availability, The Review prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. The deadline is 14 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases and items of local interest to: Skokie Review or Lincolnwood Review, 3701 W. Lake Ave., ...
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