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House takes up a plan tied to health care overhaul (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 4/3/2009
House takes up a plan tied to health care overhaul (AP)
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AP - House Democrats pressed a budget plan Wednesday to make it easier to pass health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama, but their GOP rivals in the Senate preserved their ability to block upcoming legislation on global warming.
truthdig.com - 4/2/2009
Putting the ‘Care’ in Health Care
— truthdig.com — Sadly, we have developed a system that rewards procedures over primary care. The incentives tip toward the... kind of medicine that is performed with hands, tools and technology over the medicine that is practiced with eyes, ears and mind. READ THE ... (more) Putting the ‘Care’ in Health Care

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thehill.com - 4/2/2009
House liberals insist on public health plan option
— thehill.com — House liberals are threatening to vote against any health plan that doesn't include a "public plan option."... The Congressional Progressive Caucus made its point today in a publicly released letter to Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. The ... (more) House liberals insist on public health plan option

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truthdig.com - 4/7/2009
Health Care at Last
— truthdig.com — Yes, this is the year Congress will finally give every American access to health insurance. Getting there... won’t be pretty. But for the first time since the passage of Medicare in the 1960s, the forces favoring action on health care reform are ... (more) Health Care at Last

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Hullabaloo — Priorities, Or, The Progressive Caucus Needs A Publicist by dday The House passed a budget tonight, one that largely contours to Barack Obama's outline, on a vote of 233-196, with all Republicans opposed. The President responded favorably, saying that "Tonight, the House of Representatives took another step toward rebuilding our struggling economy." But that was but one of a host of budgets that were voted upon today. The Progressive Caucus advanced a plan to spend hundreds of billions more on domestic programs than ...

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