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2 hrs ago | Springfield News Leader

Health care briefing

The issue: Should Americans have the option of getting health insurance from a government plan that competes with private companies? The politics: Many Democrats want to do away with private insurance and replace it with something resembling Medicare coverage for all, but that's not politically feasible.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, US News

7 hrs ago | Bioscience Technology

Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers.

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Related Topix: University of Chicago, Medicaid, Health

11 hrs ago | San Jose Mercury News

Opinion: Opposition to health care reform has precedents

Critics storm that health care reform is "a cruel hoax and a delusion." Ads in 100 newspapers thunder that reform would mean "the beginning of socialized medicine." The Wall Street Journal's editorial page predicts that the legislation will lead to "deteriorating service." Business groups warn that Washington bureaucrats will invade "the privacy of ...

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Related Topix: Health, Social Security, Personal Finance, New York, Opinion, Science / Technology

16 hrs ago | ABC Action News

Critical Condition: Florida Senators sound off on health care bill

Both of Florida's senators say there's plenty of room for improvement to the health care reform bill being brought to debate by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Florida, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Florida Government, Healthcare Law, Law, Health

20 hrs ago | Chillicothe Gazette

Space: Bill can help seniors escape 'doughnut hole' of Medicare coverage

As the U.S. Senate braces for a heated debate about its version of health care reform legislation unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid late Wednesday, U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Ross County, OH

Yesterday | Examiner.com

Medicare open enrollment period now through December 31, 2009

From November 15 through December 31, 2009, Medicare beneficiaries can enroll or change their prescription drug or medical plan.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicaid

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Abc13.com

Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits

It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law, Barack Obama, Medicaid, Health

Salon.com

Lieberman to liberals: bite me

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., isn't worried about Democrats getting angry if he votes with Republicans to filibuster healthcare reform legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat

New York Times

Insurers Unlikely to Alter Policies in the Debate Over Mammograms

For years, breast cancer screening clinics have struggled. And that was even before new guidelines this week recommended that women wait longer to begin getting mammograms and have fewer of them.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Healthcare Law, Law, Radiology, Women's Health, Business News

WSAV

Senate, House Democratic Health Bills Compared

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: ___ The Senate Democratic bill : WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 compared with 83 percent now.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Medicaid, Health Insurance

Cybercast News Service

Obama's Health Care Plan Not Out of the Woods Yet

Joseph Stubbs, President of the American College of Physicians -- the second largest doctors' group in the country -- confirms that "the supply of doctors just won't be there" for the 30 million new patients Barack Obama wants to cover.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Irving, TX, Healthcare Law, Law

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Hispanic Business

U.S. Health Plans Have History of Cost Overruns

As President Obama and Congress craft the largest national health insurance program since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, they insist that the final product will add "not one dime" to the federal deficit.

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Related Topix: Health, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Family, Elderly, Washington, DC

MyFox St. Louis

Mammogram Report Foreshadows Controversies to Come in healthcare Overhaul

It is a core tenet of the push to improve American medical care and control its cost: Experts should study the effectiveness of treatments and procedures to determine which work best.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid

WALA - Mobile, Pensacola

HHS secretary: Mammograms still vital

Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

The Daily Advertiser

Bill would cause increase in Medicare premiums

WASHINGTON - Seniors would pay $49 billion in higher premiums over the next decade as a result of legislation headed for a House vote that raises fees for doctors treating Medicare patients, according to an estimate by congressional budget officials.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health

WABC 7

Senate weighs health care legislation

Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly and the disabled avoid going into nursing homes, Democratic officials say.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Long Term Care, Health, Family, Elderly, Medicaid

Times Union

Govt report: Over $98B wasted in improper payments

More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.

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Related Topix: Health

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Atlantic Monthly

Deciphering The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid a

There was a lot of buzz yesterday about the report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the impact of health care reform.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Medicaid, Life, Hobbies, Conspiracy Theory

New River Valley Current

Health care-sharing ministries: Paying their fair share

Melvin and Sandra Adams are members of Samaritan Ministries International and have benefited from the program at least six times, he said.

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Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Roanoke, VA

The Bennington Banner

Northern Berkshire Healthcare looking for fiscal partner

Northern Berkshire Healthcare is seeking to partner with a health care organization as it faces a huge loss this fiscal year, with a deficit projected at $8.1 million and no improvement in the economy foreseen.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, North Adams, MA

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