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YourHealthCareToday
A Funny Saturday Night Live Video take on Obama-Care
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The President still looks for votes, ignoring the public. 42% favor the plan while 53% are opposed. These figures include just 20% who Strongly Favor the plan and 41% who are Strongly Opposed.
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25% believe it will help the economy,and 78% believe it is likley to raise taxes on middle income families.
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At the State of the Union Address the President said to have “stopped the revolving door between government and corporate lobbying.” More then 40 former lobbyists work for the administration. Pro-reform lobbyists outspent anti-reform lobbyists on advertising by a factor of 5 to 1.
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President Obama launched a major health reform offensive of words Monday when he rebuked insurers and urged the public to stand up to Congress and fight for passage of a health care overhaul.
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Obama Care to set liability singles, 15M more in the next ten years.
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"Mine is now the deciding vote on the health care bill," Rep.Massa(D-NY)said. A "No" vote for health care, now under investigation from the Ethics Committee.",they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've gotten rid of me, and it will pass. You connect the dots."
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For the first time in American History 'reconciliation' is to be used without the support of both parties or the American public. From the Bush Tax cuts to Welfare reform in '96, the voice of America was loud and clear.
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As the power of the placebo, or sugar pill grows, researchers note that it is twice as powerful as it was in the '80's. A little faith in science can go a long way.
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With a vote count not quite high enough, the President and Pelosi are on there own to push for health Reform. "I don't have the votes," Pelosi told the group, according to National Assn. of Public Hospitals and Health Systems President Larry Gage, who was at the meeting.
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Sen.Paul Ryan, a key player at Obama's Health Summit last week, broke down the math behind the bill. Ryan correctly stated that the bill projects that Medicare will lower reimbursements to doctors by $371 billion over the next 10 years.
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After the Wellpoint and Anthem Blue Cross hikes the Secretary of HHS Kathleen Selbelius along with the President meet with the Top Five insures to discuss justification on the rate increase.
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| By: National Public Radio |
A contaminated batch of an obscure but ubiquitous flavor enhancer sparked recalls of foods ranging from dips to flavored tofu. The Food and Drug Administration said the recalls are a precaution to prevent illness.
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President Barack Obama intensified his push for health care reform by lobbying small groups of Democratic lawmakers Thursday.
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Legislation Requires Hospitals To Disclose Prices In Wisconsin.The legislation also requires the same information be disclosed for the 25 most common services provided by free-standing outpatient facilities, such as surgical and imaging centers, and by doctors.
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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius meet yesterday with top insures to discuss the premium hikes across the country. Sebelius asked the CEOs to post the actuarial justification for these stunning rate increases online.
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Vowing to do everything in his power the Obama sent out e-mails and urged the Democratic Party to show there support. "At stake right now is not just our ability to solve this problem, but our ability to solve any problem," he said. "I do not know how this plays politically, but I know it's right."
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| By: The American Spectator |
As the President continues to push for reconciliation, even in the face of opposition amongst his party and the GOP. Reconciliation has been used before in the past but almost always with support from both parties and that of American public.
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Visitors to the UK could be required to hold health insurance before they can enter the country, the government says.
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The excise tax or 'Cadillac Tax' targets high premium insurance. The cost of insurance is higher for small businesses, making some business owners cut or lower benefits, "I think that for small companies to get good employees, they've got to offer insurance coverage," says Ellen Warner
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Sen. Enzi Wy, said: “I am disappointed that the president wants to keep the enormous challenge of reforming health care trapped in a bill that won’t work and isn’t winning the approval of the American people.”
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"Mr. President, you said health-care reform is budget reform. You're right. We agree with that. Medicare, right now, has a $38 trillion unfunded liability. That's $38 trillion in empty promises to my parents' generation, our generation, our kids' generation..." -Sen. Paul Ryan(WI)
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Summary of President Obamas's proposal for health reform
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Buffett's partner Charlie Munger cuts check for $20K for writing health care article
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| By: The New Yorker- Atul Gawande |
Harvard surgeon Atul Gawande's diagnosis on health care costs across America. Exploring Mcallen Texas, which has the highest health care rates in the country.
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Costing the state of CT, $1.9B and the nation $152B annually,according to a report released by Georgetown University. Food-borne illness is an expensive and a cost preventive expenditure.
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| By: The Wall Street Journal |
Medivation, a bio-pharmaceutical company focused on the rapid development of novel small molecule drugs to treat critically the ill along with Pfizer's, experimental drug 'Dimebon' failed to show effectiveness. "I think on both sides there are opportunities to opt out, but that isn't really the focu...
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With no indication that having a few cups every day increases the risk of atherosclerosis, the thickening of blood vessel walls that can lead to heart attacks and other problems. The bottom line: "Coffee drinkers don't have to quit because they have heart rhythm problems," Dr. Arthur Klatsky said. "...
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While Germany spends 11% and France10% of their GNP on health care the U.S. spends 17% of ours. Taking lessons from our European counterparts and their successful models may be a good idea.
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'Society pays for health care one way or another: overuse of emergency rooms, cost-shifting, lost productivity, bankruptcies due to illness, the high cost of malpractice insurance, plus the debilitating effects of inadequate health care.'
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Doing the number crunching it doesn't add up. Out of the 30 million uninsured how many are really uninsured, how many are legal citizens and how many actually need the insurance?
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Both sides using clout to procedurally stop one another bill from reaching safe passage. Filibusters and reconciliation are at center stage this year but are far from new.
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Reconciliation, established in 1974, makes it easier for the Senate to pass bills to reduce the nation's debt. The procedure has been used 22 times, and every president beginning with Jimmy Carter has signed bills that used reconciliation.
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Some patients seeking mental health treatments, such as Denise Camp of Baltimore, have been forced to pick up a bigger share of the cost than they do with other medical bills. But a recently passed law prohibits such double standards.
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52% of Americans oppose health care reform, while only 27% think passing a comprehensive bill is a better idea, like the one proposed at the summit by Democratic leaders.
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Today, of every dollar spent on health care in this country, just 13 cents is paid for by the person actually consuming the goods or services. Roughly half is paid for by government, and the remainder is covered by private insurance.
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Pelosi, losing three votes since November, still needs to persuade 39 Democrats to vote for reconciliation.
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| By: National Public Radio |
The "R word" is a building block of Democrats' strategy for passing health care. They just don't want to talk about it.
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Many representatives, like Americans, are somewhere in the middle on health reform. “I think we can do better,” says Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-California.
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President Barack Obama strongly signaled that Democrats will move forward on a health care overhaul with or without Republicans, preparing his party for a fight whose political outcome will rest with voters in November.
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If your car gets vandalized your insurance premiums go up. Just like homeowners insurance in a flood zone,but does that mean victims of domestic violence should pay a higher premium as well?
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| By: The Heritage Foundation |
The new White House proposal to impose a Medicare tax on investment income would reduce demand for investment, which is the last thing that the economy needs right now.
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While President Obama wants to expand coverage and the GOP wants to allow Americans to purchase across state lines. Obama said "I don't know that those gaps can be bridged," While GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander says "Our views represent the views of a great many American people."
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When asked, "Are you prepared to go without them [Republicans] and just pass this, even though people seem to oppose it?" Sen. Durbin, D-Ill., responds, "of course."
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Survey's latest poll shows demonization is backfiring.
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Senate Dems are still 25 votes short of the needed 51, causing dis-contention in the party.
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States handle a variety of policy issues including high insurance hikes in Connecticut and disability Medicaid cuts in Tennessee.
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When people today refer to their health insurer, they mean the payer of all their health-care bills. Policymakers understand the term a little differently.
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| By: National Public Radio |
Health care isn't the only issue decided by the budget-reconcilation process, a tactic that avoids the pitfalls of the Senate's supermajority requirement.
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Obama's much-touted televised summit has virtually no chance of breaking the political logjam. That means Democrats will be forced to find a way to pass an overhaul on their own or face a huge political defeat.
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President Obama gears up for the televised health care summit, knowing that his best chance to push through his health care plan is when the GOP is still weary.
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The GOP wants no podium, but a table where everyone is the same height; who will give the opening speech; what time is lunch; snacks and water? No detail of summit is too small to be considered.
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Congressional Democrats cautiously embraced President Barack Obama's new health care plan as their last hope for enacting a comprehensive overhaul. Republicans trashed it, dimming prospects for any deal at the bipartisan health care summit that Obama has scheduled for Thursday to try to jump-start t...
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Life and freedom are moral issues
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| By: Megan McArdle/ New York Times |
Column: If the Democrats use budget reconciliation to bypass the Republicans, they will be making a big mistake.
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Chest pains send former veep to hospital -- now resting "comfortably."
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Round 2 of health reform aims to pick up where the House and Senate left off.
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With billions cut from Medicaid and Medicare, many believe the money will go toward the deficit instead of the uninsured.
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In the wake of the presidential health care bill, many argue that back- door negotiations are hypocritical in the eve of the summit.
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Prescription drug Avandia is said to be linked to heart attacks; is under investigation.
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From warning labels to face-lifts, One of America's all time faves may be in for big change
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After five hours of debate, Democrats in the state House passed a $690 million tax increase. Now the key decisions on the tax increases you'll be paying will be made by a legislative negotiating panel, behind closed doors.
-- Story inside
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By: Erik Smith | Washington State Wire | March 9, 2010
A last-minute effort to raise taxes on oil and other hazardous substances is being mounted by enviromental groups and green-minded legislators. The new plan would more than double the tax, and devote money to water cleanup, not the general fund.
-- Story inside
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By: C.L. "Butch" Otter, Governor of Idaho | Special to Washington State Wire | March 9, 2010
UPDATED WITH GOV. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE'S RESPONSE. Idaho governor invites Washington businesses to beat high taxes by relocating in the Gem State.
-- Story inside
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| By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | March 5, 2010 |
The Washington State Senate took a baby step in the right direction yesterday when it showed the courage to at least discuss an income tax. For those in attendance, or virtually attending, we heard the same old crap. Yes, our state’s sales tax is regressive; yes, our constitution probably requires an amendment for a graduated income tax; and yes, unless we overhaul the whole revenue scheme, an inc...
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| By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | March 2, 2010 |
As the House Democrats roll out their economically-counterintuitive tax increase in the middle of a the great recession, it could be praised by advocates as a simple little tax. There is nothing much complicated or new about it. The proposed substitute bill for HB 3191 raises a lot of money, and from what I read none of it is temporary!
So the first issue is that, if and when our state’s ec...
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| By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | Feb. 27 |
During the push of getting a budget out, the legislators need to go outside and walk around the lake. I did decades ago as a member of the budget committee. I did it to think about what an old-timer had told me. He was a very conservative Democratic old-timer from Eastern Washington. I was young and he was old and he suggested I see government for what it really is.
The entire state govern...
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Local Boy Makes Good -- Was Former Staff Director for State Senate's Energy and Utility Committee
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Former Television News Reader Built Name During King County Race
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Allows Construction to Begin, Doesn't Address Local Snit Over Design
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Measure Maintains Highway Funding -- No Startling Changes to Last Year's Plan
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Voters Will Have Final Say
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Believe City Needs Own Watchdog
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Would Ban BPA-Plastic Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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House and Senate are Far Apart -- Point of No Return is Approaching
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Has Inside Track on $35 Billion Tanker Contract
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Court Says School Was Within Rights to Block Pay Raises Last Year
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A Funny Saturday Night Live Video take on Obama-Care
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The President still looks for votes, ignoring the public. 42% favor the plan while 53% are opposed. These figures include just 20% who Strongly Favor the plan and 41% who are Strongly Opposed.
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25% believe it will help the economy,and 78% believe it is likley to raise taxes on middle income families.
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At the State of the Union Address the President said to have “stopped the revolving door between government and corporate lobbying.” More then 40 former lobbyists work for the administration. Pro-reform lobbyists outspent anti-reform lobbyists on advertising by a factor of 5 to 1.
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President Obama launched a major health reform offensive of words Monday when he rebuked insurers and urged the public to stand up to Congress and fight for passage of a health care overhaul.
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As the power of the placebo, or sugar pill grows, researchers note that it is twice as powerful as it was in the '80's. A little faith in science can go a long way.
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With a vote count not quite high enough, the President and Pelosi are on there own to push for health Reform. "I don't have the votes," Pelosi told the group, according to National Assn. of Public Hospitals and Health Systems President Larry Gage, who was at the meeting.
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Obama Care to set liability singles, 15M more in the next ten years.
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"Mine is now the deciding vote on the health care bill," Rep.Massa(D-NY)said. A "No" vote for health care, now under investigation from the Ethics Committee.",they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've gotten rid of me, and it will pass. You connect the dots."
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For the first time in American History 'reconciliation' is to be used without the support of both parties or the American public. From the Bush Tax cuts to Welfare reform in '96, the voice of America was loud and clear.
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Sen.Paul Ryan, a key player at Obama's Health Summit last week, broke down the math behind the bill. Ryan correctly stated that the bill projects that Medicare will lower reimbursements to doctors by $371 billion over the next 10 years.
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After the Wellpoint and Anthem Blue Cross hikes the Secretary of HHS Kathleen Selbelius along with the President meet with the Top Five insures to discuss justification on the rate increase.
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A contaminated batch of an obscure but ubiquitous flavor enhancer sparked recalls of foods ranging from dips to flavored tofu. The Food and Drug Administration said the recalls are a precaution to prevent illness.
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| By: National Public Radio |
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President Barack Obama intensified his push for health care reform by lobbying small groups of Democratic lawmakers Thursday.
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