usatoday.com - 3/5/2009
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It's a largely symbolic move, to be followed in the months ahead by tough negotiations over health care costs, access and quality. Even so, the White House has high hopes for the summit because of who will be in the room: consumers and providers, business and labor, insurers and drugmakers. ...
pollingreport.com - 3/9/2009
healthreform.gov - 3/6/2009
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healthreform.gov —
President hosts the White House Forum on Health
Reform. Read the Report on Health Care Community Discussions...
and join the health reform discussion. The Forum will include remarks by the President and five breakout sessions discussing health reform.
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White House Forum on Health Reform
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ThinkFast: March 5, 2009
Think Progress —
... ” in an effort to move forward on health reform. The major stakeholders in health care will discuss “health care costs, access and quality.” “They are coming to the White House and coming to the table because they want to get this done,” says Melody Barnes, Obama’s top domestic policy adviser. ...
The WonkLine: March 5, 2009
Wonk Room —
... President Obama kicks off his health care reform effort today “by bringing all the major players together at the White House.” USA Today points out that while the summit is largely symbolic, the White House “has high hopes” because “of who will be in the room: ...
Conservatives For Patients Rights Full Page Ad: Obama, Show Us The Details Of Your Plan
Wonk Room —
... Today, President Obama kicks off his effort to reform the health care system with a White House Health Summit. The administration is billing the event as an effort to bring the different stakeholders — the insurance industry, drug makers, business groups and consumer advocates — ...
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Is health care a 'privilege' for some?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 3/5/2009 —
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro The president may be holding a health-care summit today at the White House, in an effort to cull ideas for health-care reform, but some Republicans are making it clear they aren’t going to stand for it.
Zach Wamp ...
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