Calling in the Big Guns: Oval Office Meeting to Heal Healthcare Rift
In what has been described as a last-ditch effort to save the healthcare overhaul that is first on his Christmas wish list, President...
Healthcare
A Senate Push for a Public-private Health Insurance Option
As the first snow of the season fell on Washington, D.C., there was a flurry of activity inside the Capitol Building, as well....
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The Unconstitutional Healthcare Bill
On November 7, at the end of a 12-hour debate, the House of Representatives passed the implausibly named “Affordable Healthcare for America Act.”...
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Healthcare Amendments Voted on by Senate
Ending a week of rancorous debate, hollow threats, and showdowns that seemed all but blocked and scripted, the Senate voted Thursday on the...
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Healthcare: Perplexing and Costly Provisions for the Middle Class
In the over 2,000 pages of the Senate’s “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” there are bound to be a few perplexing provisions....
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Swine Flu Recedes, Vaccine Supply Grows
The number of H1N1 swine flu infections has been dropping steadily for four weeks as vaccine stockpiles continue to grow, the U.S. Centers...
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Senate Healthcare Debate Begins
On November 30, the U.S. Senate began debating legislation that would change America’s healthcare system by giving government even greater control. The increased...
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Public Option: Hard Trigger, Powerful Bang
The not-a-vote-to-spare super majority that invoked cloture in the healthcare legislation in the Senate, thus placing deliberation of the bill on the top...
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Infected Bill of Health
ITEM: The Associated Press reported on November 4: “In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed...
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Senate Votes to Move Forward on Healthcare Reform
In front of a standing-room-only spectator gallery, the Senate voted 60-39 Saturday night to invoke cloture and limit floor debate on the “Patient...
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H1N1 Swine Flu Poll Reveals Problems
An ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that nearly half of parents don’t plan on having their children vaccinated for the H1N1 swine flu....
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Senator Landrieu’s $100 Million Christmas Present
It seems Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is really getting into the spirit of the holiday season. Not only has he promised President Obama...
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The Senate’s Healthcare Reform Bill Appears
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Wednesday night that he and his upper chamber cohorts are ready to bring their own version of comprehensive...
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Obama Opposes Pro-life Efforts in Healthcare Reform
President Obama and abortion advocates in the Senate plan to remove pro-life language in the healthcare reform bill that passed the House on...
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All They Want for Christmas Is Nationalized Healthcare
With a special delivery due at the White House by Christmas, Senators have a lot more on their plates than just turkey and...
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