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politico.com - 11/18/2008
Health care advocates promote reform
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Health care groups are pushing Congress to include funding for health programs in a second stimulus package.
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/12/2008
Hopeful signs on health care
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — This is very big news. One of the key questions about the new Democratic majority was whether... Congress would try to play it safe, backing down on big ideas about reform, especially on health care. You can view the whole chorus about how we're still a ... (more) Hopeful signs on health care

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/13/2008
Senate Staffers Begin Mulling Health Care Reform As Part Of Stimulus Package
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — This is interesting: I'm told that Dem Senate staffers involved in planning health care reform are starting... to mull an interesting solution: Paying for reform as part of the big economic stimulus package that the lame-duck Congress is debating. In ... (more) Senate Staffers Begin Mulling Health Care Reform As Part ...

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Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul
online.wsj.com - 11/12/2008
Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul
— online.wsj.com — The Senate Finance Committee chairman will release a proposal to overhaul the health-care system that largely reflects... President-elect Obama's vision. (more) Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul

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Corrente:  Politico discovers the existence of the single payer lobby

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Politico discovers the existence of the single payer lobby
Corrente — Previously Politico has been casting this as AHIP vs HCAN't, at least single payer has entered the picture: Health care advocates promote reform Single-payer health care proposals fell out of favor with politicians of all stripes this campaign season, but now the single-payer advocates are back in Washington. And they’re pushing Democrats to propose a single-payer system that expands Medicare to cover all Americans. Read more…

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