U.S. files court defense of health care law

U.S. files court defense of health care law
Critics who allege that Congress overstepped the U.S. Constitution by requiring Americans to carry health insurance are “flatly wrong,” the Obama administration said Wednesday in its first court defense of the landmark health care law.
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Cancer Society Says U.S. Report Failed to Prove Health Risks

Cancer Society Says U.S. Report Failed to Prove Health Risks
FRIDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — One day after a report from the President’s Cancer Panel faulted the United States for not doing enough to reduce the incidence of environmentally induced cancers, the American Cancer Society took issue with that conclusion.
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Experts unveil roadmap to improve health and health delivery in the U.S.

Experts unveil roadmap to improve health and health delivery in the U.S.
A Commission of national health care experts convened by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress has unveiled a roadmap and integrated approach that will put “health” back into our nation’s health care system as well as address key opportunities following [...]

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation
Merck & Co., Inc. today provided information on the expected impact of the recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation.
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Few Canadians seek U.S. health care

Few Canadians seek U.S. health care
Regarding a recent letter about health care reform, some Canadian citizens do cross the border from time to time to pursue additional or replacement health care out of pocket (i.e.: the wealthy). Most do not. And they also do not worry about health bills bankrupting them.
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Florida Democrat Ted Deutch wins first U.S. House race since Congress passed health care bill

Florida Democrat Ted Deutch wins first U.S. House race since Congress passed health care bill
A Democratic state senator on Tuesday handily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul, beating a decidedly underdog Republican who tried to use the backlash against the measure to pull an upset.
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U.S. Health Care debate all about politics — COLUMN

U.S. Health Care debate all about politics — COLUMN
AS I FOLLOWED THE health-care debate in the U.S. over the past year I was continually puzzled as to why the Republican party would be working so hard to deny 46 million of their fellow citizens what we Canadians simply accept as a basic right.[...]
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Health cuts will drive doctors, nurses to U.S., experts say

Health cuts will drive doctors, nurses to U.S., experts say
With an Ontario budget that seeks to put a lid on health-care funding, hospitals are entering a new era of austerity that, experts say, could lead to widespread job losses and salary freezes, provoking a repeat of the 1990s, when tough times drove a significant number [...]

U.S. Senate will have to return health bill to House

U.S. Senate will have to return health bill to House
Senate Republicans succeeded early Thursday in forcing a change in a measure altering President Barack Obama’s newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval.
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Health-Care Overhaul Adds Millions of U.S. Customers (Update2)

Health-Care Overhaul Adds Millions of U.S. Customers (Update2)
March 22 (Bloomberg) — Drugmakers and health insurers will gain millions of customers under legislation overhauling the U.S. medical system. The industry also will pay new fees to the government, and face stricter rules that may narrow profit margins and fuel mergers.
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