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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Health Care Costs</title>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Mystery group run by NC law firm fans opposition around US to health bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Front group fights health bill
WASHINGTON — One operative tried to enlist trade groups in Maine to oppose government-run health coverage. Another helped a member of a Las Vegas conservative group appear on local talk radio to criticize the proposal. A third persuaded a Louisiana activist to post an opinion piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans jump on report from Medicare agency that says Democratic bill would boost spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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GOP leaps on study of rising health care costs

WASHINGTON — Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican lawmaker says House Democrats rejected GOP proposals to improve health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Republican bashes Dems over health care proposals
WASHINGTON — House Democrats missed opportunities to improve the House-passed health care bill when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a GOP lawmaker said Saturday.
Delivering the Republicans&#8217; weekly radio and Internet address, Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Roundtable says health legislation _ if done right _ can cut costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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CEOs say health legislation could cut costs

WASHINGTON — The Democratic health care bills in Congress — if done right — have the potential to tame runaway medical inflation, a leading business group said Thursday in a report immediately hailed by President Barack Obama.
The Business Roundtable, which represents big company CEOs, said some of the changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Controlling medical costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Health care issues: Controlling medical costs

A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: How can Americans control medical costs without it leading to rationing of health care?
THE POLITICS: There&#8217;s broad agreement that health care costs are too high and that if left unchecked, they could bankrupt the government, not to mention businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP congressman&#8217;s vote for health care bill costs funds; party leaders say they&#8217;ll support him</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Mcgill</dc:creator>
		
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GOP congressman&#8217;s health vote costs some support
NEW ORLEANS — The only Republican in the House to vote for a Democrat-backed health care bill is already seeing some backlash: He&#8217;s had two fundraisers canceled and some campaign contributors have asked for their money back.
But Rep. Anh &#8220;Joseph&#8221; Cao said Tuesday he stands by Saturday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP congressman Cao says vote for health care bill has cost him some support in La. district</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Mcgill</dc:creator>
		
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GOP congressman: Health vote has cost some support

NEW ORLEANS — The only Republican in the House to vote for a Democrat-backed health care bill says two fundraisers for him have been canceled since Saturday&#8217;s vote.
Rep. Anh &#8220;Joseph&#8221; Cao (gow) said Tuesday some campaign contributors have also asked for their money back.
But Cao stands by his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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House, Senate health care bills detailed
WASHINGTON — A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama statement on health care legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama statement on health care legislation
Text of President Barack Obama&#8217;s remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation:
Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to take today — a vote that can bring us one step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CVS 3rd-qtr profit jumps 39 pct, stock tumbles on lost Caremark contracts, unit chief retires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marley Seaman</dc:creator>
		
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CVS Caremark 3Q profit up but loses big contracts

NEW YORK — CVS Caremark disclosed more multibillion dollar contract losses in its pharmacy benefits management business and said the head of the unit will depart.
CEO Tom Ryan said CVS, which also runs the nation&#8217;s second-biggest drug store chain, won&#8217;t reach its goals in 2010 because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care dispute: Are &#8220;defensive medicine&#8221; and malpractice insurance driving costs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Leblanc</dc:creator>
		
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Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine

BOSTON — Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren&#8217;t necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it — not so much to protect their health as his own practice.
After being sued for allegedly failing to diagnose a case of appendicitis, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate leader indicates timetable for completing health care this year may slip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — In a blow to the White House, the Senate&#8217;s top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure&#8217;s fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.
Majority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House GOP health bill draft aims to lower costs, doesn&#8217;t try for universal coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — After months spent criticizing Democrats&#8217; health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It&#8217;s much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly all Americans.
A 230-page draft was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even with government aid, middle class would still pay thousands for health insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Middle class would pay thousands for health care

WASHINGTON — Government experts say some middle-class families would still face a big budget hit for health care, even with the new help that Democrats want to provide.
A family of four making $66,000 could face a total health care bill of $10,000 — counting premiums, copayments and deductible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humana&#8217;s 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster commercial segment hampered by the weak economy.
Louisville-based Humana said its quarterly revenue rose 8 percent as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer groups work to protect flexible spending accounts in health care bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul

WASHINGTON — Those tax-free spending accounts that you and your co-workers use to help pay for dental work, insurance copayments or over-the-counter drugs face a hit under the health overhaul bills in Congress — unless a coalition that includes a powerful union, insurers and others can stop it.
Bills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP leader says Republicans have health care answers _ lower costs, wider insurance coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Lester</dc:creator>
		
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Boehner: GOP has right answers on health care

WASHINGTON — Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they &#8220;recklessly pursue&#8221; a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said.
The top House Republican, Rep. John Boehner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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House calls as cost-saver in health care reform?

RICHMOND, Va. — The doctor doesn&#8217;t look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.
He has a lavender stethoscope strung round his neck and some serious bedside manner at work on this stubborn nonagenarian who wants to be anywhere but where she [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP urges simpler, less expensive health care plan

WASHINGTON — Republicans say the Democrats&#8217; proposal to overhaul health care is far too complicated, intrusive and expensive and are urging several steps they claim would bring down costs while not greatly expanding government involvement.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, outlined a health care alternative in the GOP&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are offering a $1.2 trillion, 10-year health overhaul bill that expands coverage to millions of Americans. House Republicans have unveiled their alternative, after months of criticizing the Democrats&#8217; approach.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats present huge health bill, including government insurance, cheered by Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama
WASHINGTON — Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi presents &#8216;historic&#8217; health care bill, citing coverage for 96 percent of Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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Pelosi: New health care bill is &#8216;historic moment&#8217;
WASHINGTON — After months of struggle, House Democrats rolled out sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan largely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats reach agreement on key elements of a health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House Dems reach deal on key health care elements
WASHINGTON — House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America&#8217;s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a formal announcement Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Dems to unveil health bill with government-run plan, new sign-up requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House Democrats prepare to unveil health bill
WASHINGTON — House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America&#8217;s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a formal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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Medicare reverses billing change on Genentech drug

WASHINGTON — Medicare officials are backing off a policy that pushed many doctors to use a $2,000 injectable drug for a potentially blinding eye disorder, over a similar treatment that costs about $50.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late Tuesday it will reverse a decision from earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: The cost of health insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Health care issues: The cost of health insurance
A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: How much do Americans who have employer-sponsored health insurance pay in premiums? What do their employers pay? Would that change if the system is overhauled?
THE POLITICS: Health care costs have been increasing. For Americans and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug samples: Marketing ploy or boon to needy patients? Testimony is divided in Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gram</dc:creator>
		
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Vt. testimony sharply divided on free drug samples

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Medical practitioners on Tuesday presented ardent as well as disparate views to a Vermont state panel reviewing the merits of free medicine samples provided at doctors&#8217; offices.
Curbing or even eliminating the free samples could be the next stop for Vermont, a state that already holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic leader says government-run insurance option in Senate health bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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Dem leader: Public option in Senate health bill
WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Harry Reid says health care legislation headed to the Senate floor will include an option for government-run insurance.
Reid says states will have the prerogative of opting out of the program if they choose.
Reid noted that polls show widespread public support for giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: Top Senate Dem to announce inclusion of public option in health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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AP Sources: Senate bill to include public option
WASHINGTON — Health care legislation headed for the Senate floor will include an option for government-run insurance coverage, Democratic officials said Monday, with final details yet to be settled. These officials said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., intended to make a formal announcement later in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor leader shows some flexibility on proposed tax on high-value health insurance plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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AFL-CIO head flexible on taxing high-value plans

WASHINGTON — The head of the AFL-CIO said Monday he&#8217;s willing to consider a tax on high-end health insurance plans to help pay for President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care overhaul, as long as middle-class workers aren&#8217;t hurt.
The comments by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka indicated new flexibility on the issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skepticism runs as high as the premiums as American workers choose insurance plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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As workers choose health plans, skepticism abounds

DENVER — Looking for happy faces? Don&#8217;t go near employer health fairs in the coming months.
American workers are facing rising health insurance premiums for fewer services, and they are glum about the prospects for improvement as Congress mulls a health care overhaul and large employers nationwide start the fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP says Democrats&#8217; plan to overhaul health care will increase costs for the average American</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Lester</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-says-democrats-plan-to-overhaul-health-care-will-increase-costs-for-the-average-american-205930/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With landmark health care votes expected in the coming weeks, Republicans are warning voters that the Democratic plan to expand coverage to millions who lack it will increase costs for the average American.

In the GOP&#8217;s radio and Internet address Saturday, Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns said the health care legislation would mean higher monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care bill taking shape in House carries price tag of at least $1 trillion over decade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-bill-taking-shape-in-house-carries-price-tag-of-at-least-1-trillion-over-decade-205396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[House health care bill over $1 trillion for decade

WASHINGTON — Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Which industries would win or lose if health care system is changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Which industries stand to gain or lose most from a health care overhaul?
THE POLITICS: The final tally on winners and losers won&#8217;t be in until a final bill emerges, which is why lobbying is intense. Any measure that creates millions of additional insured people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS analysis finds that overhaul would increase national health spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House, a report from government economic experts concluded Wednesday.

Republicans said the report is a warning sign that health care legislation is likely to fall short of President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of &#8220;bending the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: House Dems cut 10-year cost of health care bill to $871B from $1 trillion-plus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama&#8217;s preferred price tag by giving the government a strong hand in selling insurance in competition with the private market.

Obama has sought to spend no more than $900 billion over a 10-year period. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: House Dems cut 10-year cost of health care bill to $871B from $1 trillion-plus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama&#8217;s preferred price tag by giving the government a strong hand in selling insurance in competition with the private market.

Obama has sought to spend no more than $900 billion over a 10-year period. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats vs. Republicans? House, Senate Dems disagree over taxes, other health care issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — You may think Democrats and Republicans are at odds over health care. Well, they&#8217;ve got nothing on House and Senate Democrats going after each other.

The intraparty disputes may prove the most grueling test of all as Congress tries to write a bill that fulfills President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of extending coverage to millions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama praises Senate committee vote on health care bill, criticizes industry opposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Pushing back against his critics, President Barack Obama says overhauling the health care system, while helping millions of people, also will test whether policy makers can &#8220;serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests.&#8221;

The administration is trying to build momentum for the president&#8217;s overhaul effort after the Senate Finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Supreme Court overturns $274M in verdicts against 3 drug firms sued by state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday threw out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies, ruling they did not defraud the state in pricing Medicaid prescription drugs.

The court overturned jury verdicts against the drug companies AstraZeneca, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline, accused by the state of fraudulently manipulating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Supreme Court overturns $274M in verdicts against 3 drug companies sued by state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies.

The court on Friday overturned verdicts against the drugmakers AstraZeneca PLC, Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC
The state had accused the drug companies of manipulating prices and causing Alabama&#8217;s Medicaid program to pay too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats approaching Obama&#8217;s target of $900 billion on health care legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Early estimates from congressional budget umpires show that House Democrats are close to President Barack Obama&#8217;s $900 billion target for health care legislation, a spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday.

The House versions, including a government-run insurance plan as an option for consumers, would cost under $900 billion over 10 years, said Brendan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baucus predicts all Senate Dems to vote yes on health overhaul as public option debate surges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate — and perhaps more than one Republican — will support legislation overhauling the nation&#8217;s health care system, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee predicted Thursday.

That assertion by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was a notable show of confidence coming in the midst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky court says drugmaker inflated prices; AstraZeneca must reimburse state $14.7M</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kentucky-court-says-drugmaker-inflated-prices-astrazeneca-must-reimburse-state-147m-197591/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky jury has hit British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC with a $14.7 million verdict in a case that claimed the company inflated its prescription drug prices for Medicaid reimbursements.

Attorney General Jack Conway said in a statement that he&#8217;s pleased the office was able to recover money for Kentucky&#8217;s Medicaid program. The Medicaid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. court says drugmaker inflated prices, hands down $14.7 million verdict</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ky-court-says-drugmaker-inflated-prices-hands-down-147-million-verdict-197561/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky jury has hit British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC with a $14.7 million verdict in a case that claimed the company inflated its prescription drug prices for Medicaid reimbursements.

State Attorney General Jack Conway said in a statement he&#8217;s pleased the office was able to recover money for Kentucky&#8217;s Medicaid program.
The state&#8217;s Medicaid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No COLA boost for Social Security checks for first time since &#8216;75 could prod $250 payments</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-cola-boost-for-social-security-checks-for-first-time-since-75-could-prod-250-payments-197462/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No boost for Social Security checks for first time since 1975, could prod new $250 payments</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-boost-for-social-security-checks-for-first-time-since-1975-could-prod-new-250-payments-197442/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New $250 payment for elderly could get a boost from word that Social Security won&#8217;t be rising</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-250-payment-for-elderly-could-get-a-boost-from-word-that-social-security-wont-be-rising-197396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The announcement that Social Security recipients won&#8217;t get a cost-of-living increase next year could boost President Barack Obama&#8217;s plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Democratic leaders in Congress have signed onto the plan, greatly improving its chances, even as some budget hawks say the payments are unwarranted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says Social Security recipients need protection from rising health costs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-social-security-recipients-need-protection-from-rising-health-costs-197291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — Even though consumer prices have fallen in the past year, President Barack Obama says that&#8217;s not the case for health care costs.

Obama says that&#8217;s one reason he wants people on Social Security to get a $250 payment to make up for the lack of an increase in their benefits next year.
Obama told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelosi: Case growing for government to sell insurance in competition with private market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the case is growing stronger for allowing the government to sell health insurance in competition with private companies, contending recent attacks from the industry should dispel any doubts.

&#8220;The need for a public option is very clear,&#8221; the California Democrat told reporters at her weekly news conference, [...]]]></description>
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