online.wsj.com - 11/3/2009
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House Minority Leader John Boehner said a Republican health-care bill being released this week wouldn't seek to prevent health-insurance companies from denying sick people insurance.
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 30 days ago
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Earlier this week, a spokesman for House Minority
Leader John Boehner made a prediction . The Republican...
health care plan, he said, "will cover millions more Americans" than the Democrats' plan. Bold. But here's what the experts say: By 2019, CBO and ...
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Republican Health Insurance Reform Bill Insures Almost ...
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rollcall.com - 11/3/2009
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After months of debate within Republican ranks, House
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is finally about to...
release his health care bill, but the outline he gave reporters does little to cover the tens of millions of Americans without health ...
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Boehner Scales Back GOP Health Care Bill
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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Bloomberg’s Roger Runningen and Nicholas Johnston: “Obama Calls on Karzai to Deliver Results on Graft, Governance” LINK
The New York Times’ Helene Cooper and Jeff Zeleny: “Obama Warns Karzai to Focus on Tackling Corruption” LINK
The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson and Rajiv Chandrasekaran: “Karzai is wild card for U.S. strategy” LINK
HEALTH CARE:
The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Adamy: “Flash Points Linger in Health Bill” LINK
Bloomberg’s James Rowley: “Public Option Skeptics Find Support in CBO Health-Care Study” ...
Republicans want to make the insurance industry more like the credit card industry
Ezra Klein —
... "A House Republican health-care bill wouldn't seek to prevent health-insurance companies from denying sick people insurance," the first paragraph of the Wall Street Journal's preview of the latest Republican health-care reform alternative says. "Republicans also wouldn't prevent insurers from ending policies once an individual becomes seriously ill," reads the fifth. On the bright side, the Republican bill would allow insurers to base themselves in whichever state has the weakest regulatory standards and then sell policies built around those rules nationwide. If you've ever ...
Health care reform Republican style
Newshoggers.com —
... "A House Republican health-care bill wouldn't seek to prevent
health-insurance companies from denying sick people insurance," the
first paragraph of the Wall Street Journal's preview
of the latest Republican health-care reform alternative says.
"Republicans also wouldn't prevent insurers from ending policies once
an individual becomes seriously ill," reads the fifth. On the bright
side, the Republican bill would allow insurers to base themselves in
whichever state has the weakest regulatory standards and then sell
policies built around those ...
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Boehner regrets endorsing Scozzafava —
CNN Political Ticker 11/2/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The top Republican in the House said Monday that he regretted endorsing Dede Scozzafava, the former GOP candidate who dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in upstate New York.
"This lady ...
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