President Obama’s health care summit with Republicans and Democrats this week provides a profound opportunity to identify areas of common ground for health care reform. If all parties approach the summit with a focus on policy and a … …
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President Obama’s attempt to press ahead with a comprehensive health-care bill on Monday prompted one reaction in Washington more than any other: …
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President Obama released his version of a health care reform bill on Monday. As Huffington Post reporter Sam Stein put it, “The White House took ownership of health care today in a way that actually hasn’t been seen to this point.” …
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President Obama has unveiled his new proposals, which are for the most part the old proposals with a few fixes made to the Senate bill. Jonathan Cohn has the rundown. The White House has published President Obama’s proposal for a … …
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Despite the recent surge of support in the Senate for a government-run health insurance option, President Obama chose not to include one of the most popular elements of reform in the plan he is presenting to a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday. … If You Don ‘t Have Insurance • Creates a new insurance marketplace – the Exchange – that allows people without insurance and small businesses to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive prices. … …
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President Obama will propose on Monday giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by health insurance companies, as he rolls out comprehensive legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system, White House officials said Sunday. ….. Why people are so shocked when a private company wants to make money is beyond me but they should check the profit margins for insurance companies and compare it to pharmaceutical companies. … …
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President Obama needs to explain to the American people that he understands their impatience. The Constitution does not require 60 votes in the Senate to pass legislation. A majority will do. That’s called democracy. …
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With his infamous “you lie!” heckle during President Obama’s health care address to Congress, Rep. Joe Wilson put the issue of health care for immigrants at the forefront of the reform debate. Wils… Read more of this post, Turns Out, … …
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In his weekly address this week President Obama announced his plans for bipartisan meetings to work on bipartisan health care legislation. He started with some stories about 25% health insurance increases those nasty insurance companies … …
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President Obama cites insurance rate hikes across the country in calling for Congress to finally pass health care reform. …
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