Governors, Abortion Stymie Health Reform
President Barack Obama’s push for healthcare reform is being stymied for some very different reasons. ...
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Harry & Louise & Uncle Sam
They’re back, and they’ve changed their tune. Harry and Louise, the fictional couple who starred in television commercials about healthcare reform about 15...
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David Gregory Puts Obama’s HHS Secretary Through the Ringer
NBC’s Meet the Press Host David Gregory must have been channeling the ghost of the late, great Tim Russert Sunday with his interview...
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RNC Chair Calls Obama Plan Socialism
Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, spoke on July 20 at the National Press Club. AP reported the same day that...
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Mass. Pushes Rationing to Control Universal Healthcare Costs
A 10-member Massachusetts state healthcare advisory board unanimously recommended that the state begin rationing healthcare to keep the state’s marquee universal health care...
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CBO Warns of Health Reform Cost
The Congressional Budget Office on July 16 warned that the Democrats’ healthcare reform bills won’t reduce the federal government’s spending on medical care....
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Surgeon General Nominee Regina Benjamin
President Obama has nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin as his choice for Surgeon General. A White House spokesman, Reid Cherlin, has assured the nation...
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A Chicken in Every Pot and Healthcare for All
You're going to be healthy — whether you like it or not. The Obama administration is pushing for a national healthcare bill this...
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Senate Would Mandate Employee Insurance
A July 13 Washington Business Journal article reported that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has finally defined its proposed “pay...
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Conflict Over Taxing Health Benefits
Democrats are struggling to come up with acceptable ways to finance healthcare reform, a July 8 New York Times article reports. Senator Harry...
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H1N1 “Swine” Flu Vaccinations
According to a July 10 Washington Post article, the federal government is considering a mass vaccination campaign this fall against the H1N1 flu...
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Abortion Pills Administered Incorrectly
The protocol at Planned Parenthood clinics for administering RU-486, the drug that causes medical abortions, was officially changed in order to reduce the...
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Hospitals Make Healthcare Reform Deal
The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Catholic Health Association agreed with the Obama administration on July 6 to...
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GE to Use Embryonic Stem Cells
General Electric is entering into a venture with Geron Corp to commercially develop products from human embryonic stem cells, including developing sample human...
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An Unbalanced Town Hall on Healthcare Reform
President Barack Obama on July 1 continued to push his healthcare reform plans at a town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College...
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