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Health Care Provision Would Cover Christian Science Prayer Treatments

The Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill woul...

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White House Feels Vindicated By Health Care Reform Strategy

New York Times | Robert Pear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic leaders, President Obama's arms-length ...

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White House Pink Ribbon Installed For Breast Cancer Awareness

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact

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Nearly 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and the White House is showing its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Mont...

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Americans Increasingly Worried About Losing Health Care Coverage: Poll

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans worried about losing their current health care coverage keeps rising, even as President Barack Obama and a ...

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Susan Collins Open To Voting For Health Care Overhaul

Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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(AP) WASHINGTON - A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting Presiden...

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How The Profit-Hungry "Medical-Industrial Complex" Hurts Health Care (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

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"Bill Moyers Journal" aired a new documentary on its show Friday about how the "medical-industrial complex" affects America's health care. Based on th...

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Lamont On Lieberman: He's Echoing GOP's Health Care Talking Points

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

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Nine months after the Democratic leadership voted to allow Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) to retain his chairmanship of a key committee and continue ...

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Obama Calls For 'Honest Debate' On Health Care

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is challenging critics of his push to overhaul the health care system to stop making "phony claims" about pr...

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How We Can Afford Health Care Reform

Francine Hardaway | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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There seem to be two fixes to the Medicare problem. One consists of paying private insurers differently; the other, paying providers differently. Neither involves pulling the plug on grandma.

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Obama "Reality Check" Website Launched To Debunk Health Reform Myths

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday turned to its favorite tool – the Internet – to bolster President Barack Obama's push for hea...

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Clinton-Era Freshman Dem Tells Blue Dogs: Get Some Guts

The Daily Beast | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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As Blue Dogs fret about health care, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky can relate. The woman who cast the deciding vote on Clinton's 1993 budget talks abou...

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Deal with 'Blue Dogs' sets up health care vote

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — After weeks of turmoil, House Democrats reached a shaky peace with the party's rebellious rank-and-file conservatives Wednesday to ...

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Pelosi Vows Passage Of Health Care Overhaul

Washington Post | Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane | Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics

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Defying skeptics in her party, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Sunday to overcome lingering obstacles and pass health-care reform in the House, rest...

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House Dems Reach Agreement On Reining In Medicare Costs

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced agreement Friday on far-reaching steps designed to rein in the relentless growth of Medicare, part of a c...

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Business Owners Far From Unified Against Health Care Reform

The Washington Post | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

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Even as the national business lobby ramps up its opposition to health-care reform, there are signs that employers around the country are divided on th...

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Obama Raises His Personal Stake In Health Care Overhaul

wsj.com | By LAURA MECKLER, JONATHAN WEISMAN and GERALD F. SEIB | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama is significantly raising his personal stake in the effort to overhaul America's health-care system, as Democrats and the public...

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Obama: Congress Must "Seize This Opportunity" On Health Care (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his broad health care overhaul, calling it fiscally sound and urging Congress not to sq...

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House Health Plan Released, Will Boost Taxes On Rich

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ERICA WERNER | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday rolled out a far-reaching $1.5 trillion plan that for the first time would make health care a right and ...

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Paying For Healthcare Overhaul Likely To Fall Unevenly On States

Los Angeles Times | Janet Hook | Posted 08.05.2009 | Business

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When Congress decides how to pay for President Obama's signature healthcare initiative, some of his strongest political bastions may be footing a heav...

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Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Health Care Reform Efforts

Washington Post | Ashley Halsey III | Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics

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As the debate on overhauling the nation's health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point...

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Senator Calls Out Frank Luntz From Senate Floor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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It's not every day that a sitting senator takes to the floor to call out a GOP strategist. But on Wednesday, Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley did just tha...

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Health Care Overhaul May Cost About $1.5 Trillion

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Guaranteeing health insurance for all Americans may cost about $1.5 trillion over the next decade, health experts say. That's more ...

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