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Senate Democrats managed to pull together a 60-vote majority Saturday evening to pass a key vote keeping health care reform legislation on track, despite efforts by Republicans (and, prior to the vote, a few slow-to-the-table...
One of our long-running political stories is the economic assault on the young by the old. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (programs wholly or primarily dedicated to the elderly) totaled $1.3 trillion, 43 percent of...
For GOP, Health Is Only One Battle on Road to '10 Elections Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- For Republicans, the Saturday vote on health care in the Senate was the first skirmish in a longer battle aimed at frustrating White...
The Associated Press Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key...
New York Times Opposing Claims Cloud the Debate on an Overhaul New York Times Over two days of debate on the Senate floor about the motion to move ahead with the major health care legislation, Democrats and Republicans fired...
State and national physician groups are leery of the plan by UnitedHealthcare to acquire the membership renewal rights of Health Net in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York — and they are ready for a fight today.
According to the KFF report, "The House bill places a number of restrictions on coverage of abortion, with the most direct impact on the plans that will be offered in the new health insurance exchange." The report concludes...
All it took for Senator Mary Landrieu to vote to open debate on the Democrats' leviathan health care reform measure was a $100 million. That's $100 million in aid to Louisiana for disaster relief plus another $200 million for...
As we approach the 2010 mid-term elections, a Republican priority and primary campaign talking point will be to advance the cause of a limited, smaller federal government. On its face, this is a desirable cause and one that...
When Senate Democrats unveiled a bill meant to expand health coverage and restrain spending growth, "Republicans saw little to like," The Associated Press reports. GOP senators characterized the package Thursday "as a...
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