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Altoona Regional Health System and other hospitals in western Pennsylvania are working with lawmakers to cure Medicare reimbursement inequities through national health care reform.

Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

Just finished participating in a call with Senator Arlen Specter regarding Afghanistan.

How do the House and Senate bills differ? What do they mean for you? Health care videos Weekend health fight looms for Senate A A Nov.

More than seven months after stunning the political world by switching parties -- and receiving a chorus of welcome from the nation's top Democrats -- U.S. Sen.

Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has no apologies for the way he has led his career and his lifetime in public service, he said at an AU College Democrats event held Nov.

In the first outside report on its flawed prostate-cancer program, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center was cited for eight apparent violations in using radioactive materials on nearly 100 veterans, federal inspectors have concluded.

State Rep. Bryan Lentz today opened his campaign for the Democratic nomination to represent Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House, pledging to "stand up against powerful interests and stand on the side of regular people." Lentz, an Army Airborne veteran of Bosnia and Iraq and a former assistant prosecutor in Philadelphia, is ...

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Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP ; Public Health Article Date: 13 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST The Associated Press reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering higher payroll taxes on "upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation." Officials "said one of the ...

State Rep. Bryan R. Lentz yesterday opened his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's Seventh District with a populist note, pledging to "stand up against powerful interests and stand up on the side of regular people." Lentz, an Army Airborne veteran of Bosnia and Iraq and a former assistant prosecutor in ...

Many studies have tried to connect cell phone use to brain tumors and other health problems.

After picking up a key endorsement Monday that could pump big money into his campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio set to work on another win that would give Charlie Crist a big, symbolic blow in his home county.

Joe Sestak Responds to Contaminated Drinking Water Reports throughout Pennsylvania Urges Senator Specter to Support FRAC Legislation MEDIA, PA - In light of recent Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection findings across the state, which have revealed harmful contamination of drinking and bathing water by oil and gas companies, ...

November 04, 2009, 9:57 PM / After a few weeks of confusion and apprehension about counterproductive revisions, the White House, Congress and the news media have agreed to a federal shield law that balances the legitimate and constitutional needs of both journalists and the courts.

AMID THE HUBBUB that surrounded yesterday's races for district attorney and city controller, the clear pop of the political starter's gun could be heard, signaling the start of the mad dash to the May 2010 primary election.

The Harrisburg mayoral race offered a rare political opportunity, but some Republican loyalists charge that not only did the GOP whiff, it never got up to bat.

The three-way race in New York's 23rd congressional district ended Tuesday night with a surprise Democratic win - the first for the party in the reliably-Republican district since the 19th century.

Democratic senators in the Environment and Public Works Committee faced a row of empty seats across from them this morning, as Republicans are boycotting hearings on climate change legislation.

Two former high-level managers at IBM and Microsoft are playing key roles in the Obama administration's patent reform efforts, leading critics to question whether their involvement constitutes a breach of the administration's ethics policy.