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House fights cutting Medicare payments
November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a …
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Ranks of uninsured swell in state
November 20, 2009 in City on Page A1
Washington state is on pace to reach a dangerous milestone within 14 months, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said Thursday: 1 million uninsured residents. The 1 in 5 adults lacking insurance …
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Group recommends fewer Pap screenings
November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Only days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations for many women, another organization – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – has done the … 1
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Vanity tax could enhance funding for health care
November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – They call it the “Botax.” The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as … 1
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Washington on track for 1 million uninsured
November 19, 2009 in City
Washington state will have more than 1 million uninsured residents by 2011, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said in Spokane this afternoon.
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Reid offers up $849 billion health reform bill to Senate
November 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid presented an $849 billion health care overhaul package Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding … 5
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GOP women say study augurs perils
November 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect … 8
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Study finds lack of insurance has role in trauma deaths
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health plan – even though emergency rooms … 1
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Economic study would take aim at health bill
November 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Barack Obama’s health care reform efforts are collecting money to finance an economic … 1
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Reid reviews higher tax on well-off for health care
November 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the …
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Abortion deal could sink bill
November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Furious liberals on Monday threatened to derail the massive health care overhaul bill to protest a last-minute deal over insurance coverage of abortions that had secured passage of …
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Health care bill faces skepticism in Senate
November 9, 2009 in Nation/World The most senior African American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock … 1
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Health reform hurdles remain
November 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – With the struggle over health care entering another difficult phase, President Barack Obama has hit both a milestone and a speed bump in his dual pursuit of a …
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House OKs health bill
November 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Saturday passed, by a 220-215 vote, historic health care overhaul legislation that would require nearly all Americans to obtain health insurance and create … 2
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AARP supporting House health bill
November 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told the Associated Press on Wednesday. An … 2
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GOP offers health plan focusing on cost controls
November 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – After months of criticizing Democratic health care proposals from the sidelines, House Republicans this week began presenting their plan, an effort intended to undercut the portrayal of the … 1
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Idaho lawmakers, experts oppose dodging health reforms
November 4, 2009 in Idaho Idaho would be foolish and premature to try either opting out of federal health care reforms or, following Arizona’s lead, changing its state constitution to try blocking any reforms, lawmakers …
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Pelosi set to unveil health bill
October 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America’s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new … 2
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Long-term care act favored
October 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, …
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Moderate Democrats chilly to public option
October 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Moderate Democratic senators remained reluctant Tuesday – and in one case, defiant – about backing the government-run “public option” health care plan that party leaders are offering as …
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