Obama to Push Health-Care Bill Forward With Nod to Republicans
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health News
Obama to Push Health-Care Bill Forward With Nod to Republicans
March 3 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama plans today to give Democratic lawmakers a road map for passing health-care legislation in an effort to end a stalemate in Congress over his proposal to remake the U.S. medical system.
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Obama to push own health care bill
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health Videos
Obama to push own health care bill
WASHINGTON — The White House readied its last-ditch effort to salvage health care legislation today while the Senate’s Republican leader warned Democrats against the go-it-alone approach. The White House was expected to post a version of President Barack Obama’s plan for overhauling health care on its Web site on…
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Health providers push against proposed $1B in state budget cuts
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health Books
Health providers push against proposed $1B in state budget cuts
Fifty-one nursing homes and 29 hospitals across the state have closed since 2000, and proposed $1 billion in taxes and cuts to providers would lead to more closures, according to health care groups.
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Bruce Christoffersen: Contact legislators to push them on health care
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health Books
Bruce Christoffersen: Contact legislators to push them on health care
Dear Editor: I know many people who are in extreme financial trouble because of the existing health care mess. I don’t want the government to “run” our health care system, but it should just become one of the main components that will insure health care for [...]

