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Obama's health care challenge - Jan. 12, 2009
Obama's health care challenge - Jan. 12, 2009
money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President-elect Barack Obama, as part of the effort to revive the economy, has proposed a massive effort to modernize health care by making all health records standardized and electronic. Here's the audacious plan: ... (more) Obama's health care challenge - Jan. 12, 2009
Obama, Entitlements, and Health Care
Obama, Entitlements, and Health Care
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Barack Obama did an interview at The Washington Post yesterday where he apparently said a bunch of stuff, including something that inspired the Post to run a big article about his plans for entitlement reform . But for a long article about how ... (more) Obama, Entitlements, and Health Care
SCHIP Bill Not a Good Sign for Major Health Care Reform
healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com — The extension and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has now passed the full House and the Senate Finance Committee and is on its way to the full Senate. After minor differences between the House and Senate are ... (more) SCHIP Bill Not a Good Sign for Major Health Care Reform
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and House Majority Whip Clybur: Provide Primary Health Care, Save Money
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Community health centers provide quality primary care at a significant savings for millions of Americans, but 60 million Americans still lack meaningful access to primary health care, dental care, mental health counseling and low-cost prescription drugs. Those are the people Tom Daschle was talking about when the next Health and Human Services secretary wrote that "even if we achieve 'universal' coverage, there will be some percentage of people who still fall through the cracks." So as Congress and the new administration take on both our economic and health care crises, putting significantly more resources ...

Provide Primary Health Care, Save Money (Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jim Clyburn)
Congress Blog — Community health centers provide quality primary care at a significant savings for millions of Americans, but 60 million Americans still lack meaningful access to primary health care, dental care, mental health counseling and low-cost prescription drugs. Those are the people Tom Daschle was talking about when the next Health and Human Services secretary wrote that “even if we achieve ‘universal’ coverage, there will be some percentage of people who still fall through the cracks.” So as Congress and the new administration take on both our economic ...

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