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The View From the Rooftops

Mitch Feierstein | Posted 05.07.2012

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Mitch Feierstein

Shareholders need to take a hit. That way, the ground will be cleared for better managed companies and stockholders will be reminded about the responsibilities of ownership. And central bankers should take responsibility too.

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What's at Stake -- No, Who's at Stake in the Great Supreme Court Case?

Jennifer Ng’andu | Posted 05.22.2012

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Jennifer Ng’andu

For or against it, hundreds of people will line up on the steps to try and secure one of the limited seats in the Court reserved for the public. And for good reason: The Supreme Court's decision will have major bearing on the health care experiences of Americans for generations to come.

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2.5 Million People Insured Thanks To Obama Health Care Law

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says the number of young adults going without medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new hea...

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Things That Are More Popular Than Congress...

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2011

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A greater percentage of Americans approve of polygamy than the United States Congress, according a set of polls. Last month, a New York Times poll ...

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Howard Fineman: 'Loss Of Steam' In GOP Health Care Repeal Efforts

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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As health care reform passed in 2010, some Republicans were able to hitch a ride on the repeal railroad -- all the way to Washington and a majority in...

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Obama Returns To End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over "death panels," Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul...

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Opposition To Health Care Law Hits On A Familiar Refrain

The New York Times | David Leonhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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"We are against forcing all citizens, regardless of need, into a compulsory government program," said one prominent critic of the new health care law....

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Administration Braces For Setbacks To Health Law

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Obama administration presses ahead with the health care law, officials are bracing for the possibility that a federal judge in Virginia will so...

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GOP Has No Clear Path For Health Care Repeal

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans say they'll repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but tinker and tweak is as far as they're like...

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Administration Grants Waivers To Allow Health Insurance Below New Standards

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffeni...

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Health Overhaul Centerpiece Endures Growing Pains

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — It's a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's health care remake, a lifeline available right now to vulnerable people whose medica...

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Fact Check: GOP Ads Attacking Health Care Reform Resort To 'Exaggeration And Omissions'

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — When it comes to sorting out President Barack Obama's health care initiative, take three political ads and call a doctor in the mor...

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Palin Criticizes Obama On Abortion

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sarah Palin called President Barack Obama the most pro-abortion president ever Thursday and mocked Florida's governor for c...

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How They Passed Health Care: Tri-Com Unity, Climate Change Handicaps And The Offer Max Baucus Should Have Refused

The New Republic | Jonathan Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, who had tried to get tough with the manufacturers of biological drugs. He wa...

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Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choices Of Doctors

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health care law, the country's biggest insurers are promoting affordable plans with reduc...

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House Progressives Push Reid To Put Public Option Back On Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The story below includes references to polling conducted by the firm Research 2000. The reliability and accuracy of Research 2000's pol...

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The New Cigna: Not Your Father's Health Plan

Francine Hardaway | Posted 11.17.2011

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The health plans are beginning to figure out how they will survive and thrive under the new rules, and the way forward is, according to one managed care exec, to change how providers are paid.

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Health Insurance For Young Adults May Have To Wait Until They're A Little Older

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing to speed up insurance coverage for young adults in their twenties – a key early benefit of ...

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Health Care Reform Will Cost More, Cover More: Health And Human Services Department

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is getting a mixed verdict in the first comprehensive look by neutral experts: Mo...

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Existing High Risk Pools Could Lock Some More Expensive Health Care Coverage

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — It's an eagerly awaited early benefit of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul: affordable coverage for Americans with medi...

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Health Care Repeal Losing Steam

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Toss it or fix it? Anxious backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are starting to see a flicker of hope. Whi...

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Seniors Wary Of Health Care Reform Impact On Medicare

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Seniors aren't celebrating President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. While Democrats hail the sweeping legislation as the gre...

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Obama To Tout Health Care Reform On Trip To Maine

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — Facing a public still wary of his massive health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Americans not to judg...

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Why Health Reform Was the Right Thing to Do

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond Leon Roker

After the House passed the Democrat's health care bill, Republicans vowed to repeal the soon-to-be-law. my answer to them is, have at it. They couldn't be more wrong about what makes this country great.

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Health Care Repeal Campaigns Could Backfire On Republicans In Fall Elections

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Top Republicans are starting to worry about their health care rallying cry "Repeal the bill." It just might singe GOP candidates in...

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