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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 30 days ago
AMA endorses House Democratic health care bill
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - The American Medical Association endorsed the House Democratic leadership's health care reform bill Thursday. It's "not a perfect representation of our views," but is close enough to warrant the support of the organization, AMA President Dr. J. James Rohack said. Rohack said the bill needs to be accompanied by legislation reversing scheduled Medicare reimbursement payment reductions to physicians.
CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on health care
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 29 days ago
CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on health care
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Nearly six in ten Americans want Congress to continue working on health care reform bills that have... been passed through various committees, according to a new CNN poll. Washington (CNN) - Nearly six in ten Americans want Congress ... (more) CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on ...

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abcnews.go.com - 11/4/2009
Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009
— abcnews.go.com — Senior congressional Democrats now saw reform before end of year is highly unlikely.... (more) Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009

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House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote
nytimes.com - 30 days ago
House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders worked furiously on Thursday to secure the final votes for weekend approval... of a sweeping health care overhaul as President Obama threw his weight behind the lobbying effort and Republicans dug in against the ... (more) House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote

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The Political Carnival:  AMA endorses House Democratic health care bill

MyDD:  AARP, AMA Come Out in Favor of Dem Healthcare Bill

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AMA endorses House Democratic health care bill
The Political Carnival — First AARP now the AMA. Would be nice if the final bill looked exactly like the House version, but that's just a pipe dream. WASHINGTON (CNN) - The American Medical Association endorsed the House Democratic leadership's health care reform bill Thursday. It's "not a perfect representation of our views," but is close enough to warrant the support of the organization, AMA President Dr. J. James Rohack said. Rohack said the bill needs to be accompanied by legislation reversing scheduled Medicare reimbursement payment reductions to ...

AARP, AMA Come Out in Favor of Dem Healthcare Bill
MyDD — ... Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961). The Association's support follows nearly two years of work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to craft a health care reform plan that meets the needs of AARP's nearly 40 million members and all older Americans. Among those needs are reforms that strictly curb insurance companies' discrimination against older Americans and Medicare improvements that strengthen benefits while protecting the program for future generations. This isn't too bad of news, either: The American Medical Association endorsed the ...

11/6: Rocking The House
Blogometer — ... message. "Hey, Nancy: Can you hear America now?" Michelle Malkin writes. "Kill the bill, tear it up and start over." Meanwhile, liberal bloggers are doing what they do after every Tea Party protest, which is posting photos of the more offensive signs being displayed by the protesters. Lefty bloggers are also contrasting yesterday's anti-health care reform rally with the endorsements that the House bill received from the AARP and the AMA . Steve Benen writes: "It created an interesting bookend -- on one end of ...

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