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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Personal Insurance</title>
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		<title>First lady seeks to assure older women health care legislation will benefit them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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Mrs. Obama: health overhaul will help older women
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama sought to assure older women on Friday that efforts to overhaul health care won&#8217;t undercut the benefits they receive through Medicare, saying her husband considers the government-run program a &#8220;sacred part of America&#8217;s social safety net.&#8221;
Mrs. Obama, championing the health .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-seeks-to-assure-older-women-health-care-legislation-will-benefit-them-228835/" title="First lady seeks to assure older women health care legislation will benefit them">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>An action plan for the newly jobless: 6 important things to do when the pink slip arrives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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Be ready for the worst: What to do when laid off

CHICAGO — The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.
Released as purchasing director for a resort one Friday this fall, Wessel started phoning business contacts from his car on the way home. He .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/an-action-plan-for-the-newly-jobless-6-important-things-to-do-when-the-pink-slip-arrives-227521/">An action plan for the newly jobless: 6 important things to do when the pink slip arrives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Few in US spell out how they want to die; House health bill includes end-of-life counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Sedensky</dc:creator>
		
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Few Americans make end-of-life wishes known

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lillian Landry always said she wasn&#8217;t afraid to die. So when death came last week, the 99-year-old was lying peacefully in a hospice with no needles or tubes. Her final days saw her closest friend at her side and included occasional shots of her favorite whiskey, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/few-in-us-spell-out-how-they-want-to-die-house-health-bill-includes-end-of-life-counseling-226243/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Few in US spell out how they want to die; House health bill includes end-of-life counseling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Medical Association members reaffirm support for health system reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Medical association backs health system reform
HOUSTON — The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors&#8217; pocketbooks and independence.
The action at the group&#8217;s semiannual meeting in Houston could be seen as a vote of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-medical-association-members-reaffirm-support-for-health-system-reform-223927/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democratic-house-gop-and-senate-democratic-health-care-bills-compared-221983/">House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: House Democratic health bill to get seniors&#8217; lobby endorsement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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AP Sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing
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 endorsement from the seniors&#8217; lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-house-democratic-health-bill-to-get-seniors-lobby-endorsement-218090/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate committee to investigate health insurer pricing of small business coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Senate committee to investigate insurer pricing
The Senate health care committee chairman said Tuesday the panel is investigating how health insurers price the coverage they sell to small businesses, which have struggled for years with soaring premiums.
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has sent letters to several big health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group Inc.,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-committee-to-investigate-health-insurer-pricing-of-small-business-coverage-216676/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House health care plan spares typical family from tax increases; hits wealthy hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases
WASHINGTON — The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
Their wealthy counterparts, however, face big tax increases that could eventually hit future generations ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-health-care-plan-spares-typical-family-from-tax-increases-hits-wealthy-hard-214664/">Read : House health care plan spares typical family from tax increases; hits wealthy hard</a>.]]></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>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Arrillaga</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-calls-a-health-reform-fix-updating-old-idea-seen-as-saving-costs-while-boosting-care-213797/">House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State-backed Citizens gets 5.4 percent rate hike for home coverage including hurricanes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Citizens gets 5.4 percent Fla. insurance rate hike

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has won approval to raise rates by an average of 5.4 percent for homeowner coverage that includes hurricane damage, except in high-risk coastal areas where premiums will be revised later.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced new rates Friday for 719,000 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-backed-citizens-gets-54-percent-rate-hike-for-home-coverage-including-hurricanes-212881/">Source &nbsp;: State-backed Citizens gets 5.4 percent rate hike for home coverage including hurricanes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate</title>
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/details-on-the-house-health-overhaul-bill-and-one-taking-shape-in-senate-211738/">Source article &nbsp;: Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate</a>.]]></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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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 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democrats-present-huge-health-bill-including-government-insurance-cheered-by-obama-211638/">House Democrats present huge health bill, including government insurance, cheered by Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida senator demands that insurance companies not cancel cancer patients in clinical trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Fla. sen.: Cancer patients in trials need coverage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A powerful state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor&#8217;s visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.
And if the insurers won&#8217;t do it voluntarily, Sen. Don Gaetz says he&#8217;ll introduce a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-senator-demands-that-insurance-companies-not-cancel-cancer-patients-in-clinical-trials-211320/">Read more : Florida senator demands that insurance companies not cancel cancer patients in clinical trials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Chinese drywall in US homes contains chemicals, but further study needed on hazards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds: Chinese drywall reports still inconclusive

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Federal studies released Thursday cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of U.S. homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is leading the multi-agency investigation, said it needs ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-chinese-drywall-in-us-homes-contains-chemicals-but-further-study-needed-on-hazards-211308/" title="Report: Chinese drywall in US homes contains chemicals, but further study needed on hazards">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Often overlooked, primary care doctors could hold the key to better quality, lower costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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A thousand miles from the health care debate in Washington, Dr. Don Klitgaard and his colleagues are carrying out their own reform in a small Iowa community.
They&#8217;ve reorganized their clinic so nurses bird-dog patients whose health problems, if ignored, could send them to the emergency room. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/often-overlooked-primary-care-doctors-could-hold-the-key-to-better-quality-lower-costs-210018/" title="Often overlooked, primary care doctors could hold the key to better quality, lower costs">Read more >></a>.]]></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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medicare-reverses-decision-that-pushed-doctors-to-use-more-expensive-eye-drug-209994/" title="Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Penalties for no insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: If individuals don&#8217;t get health insurance, will they be penalized and how will it happen?
THE POLITICS: President Barack Obama did not propose penalties for people who don&#8217;t get health insurance as a candidate, but he now .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-penalties-for-no-insurance-208554/">Original source &nbsp;: Health care issues: Penalties for no insurance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House health care legislation likely to include new insurance program for long-term care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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House bill likely to include long-term health care

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, senior Democrats say.
The voluntary program would begin to close a gap in the social safety net overlooked in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-health-care-legislation-likely-to-include-new-insurance-program-for-long-term-care-208002/">House health care legislation likely to include new insurance program for long-term care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wis. politicians, insurance companies, scramble to avoid blame for auto premium increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bauer</dc:creator>
		
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Wis.: No one taking blame for higher car insurance

MADISON, Wis. — As insurance companies begin mailing notices to Wisconsin customers telling them that their auto premiums are likely to increase soon, state politicians are scrambling to avoid the blame.
The first changes expected to affect premiums start Nov. 1 with more coming next year when all ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-politicians-insurance-companies-scramble-to-avoid-blame-for-auto-premium-increases-207162/">Wis. politicians, insurance companies, scramble to avoid blame for auto premium increases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. insurer flip-flops, to renew homeowners policy for house built with bad Chinese drywall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Skoloff</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-insurer-flip-flops-to-renew-homeowners-policy-for-house-built-with-bad-chinese-drywall-205158/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida&#8217;s public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple&#8217;s Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn&#8217;t be renewed because of the home&#8217;s tainted Chinese drywall.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., a state-backed insurer of last resort, told The Associated Press for .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-insurer-flip-flops-to-renew-homeowners-policy-for-house-built-with-bad-chinese-drywall-205158/">Fla. insurer flip-flops, to renew homeowners policy for house built with bad Chinese drywall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. insurer reverses, will renew homeowners policy for house built with Chinese drywall</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-insurer-reverses-will-renew-homeowners-policy-for-house-built-with-chinese-drywall-205001/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida&#8217;s public insurance company now says it will continue covering a couple&#8217;s home after refusing to renew the policy because of tainted Chinese drywall problems.

James and Maria Ivory moved back to Colorado after finding their new Gulf Coast residence was built with the imported drywall, which emits sulfuric fumes and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-insurer-reverses-will-renew-homeowners-policy-for-house-built-with-chinese-drywall-205001/" title="Fla. insurer reverses, will renew homeowners policy for house built with Chinese drywall">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deal on revamping Medicare payments wins votes for House health care overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Democrats have reached a deal on Medicare payments that will secure critical support from heartland and Pacific Coast lawmakers for President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of revamping health care.

The agreement announced Thursday holds the promise of changing the way Medicare pays hospitals and doctors, to reward quality care instead of the sheer volume .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deal-on-revamping-medicare-payments-wins-votes-for-house-health-care-overhaul-203627/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Deal on revamping Medicare payments wins votes for House health care overhaul</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Who&#8217;s insured, and how</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: How many people have health insurance now, and how would that change if the system is overhauled?
THE POLITICS: One of the driving causes behind the longtime effort to overhaul health care is the desire to reduce the number of families that lack health insurance. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-whos-insured-and-how-202138/" title="Health care issues: Who&#8217;s insured, and how">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-house-dems-cut-10-year-cost-of-health-care-bill-to-871b-from-1-trillion-plus-201534/">AP source: House Dems cut 10-year cost of health care bill to $871B from $1 trillion-plus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More Medicare funds for doctors stymied over federal deficit concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Legislation giving doctors $247 billion in increased Medicare fees over the next decade veered toward collapse in the Senate on Tuesday, a victim of bipartisan concern over growing federal deficits.

Instead, key lawmakers worked privately on a far less costly bill that would avert a 21 percent cut scheduled to take effect on Jan. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-medicare-funds-for-doctors-stymied-over-federal-deficit-concerns-201474/" title="More Medicare funds for doctors stymied over federal deficit concerns">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: White House, Democrats set sights on winning over doctors in health care battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation&#8217;s drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much.

Now the bill&#8217;s supporters are making a play to lock in the American Medical Association, the organization that says it represents 250,000 doctors .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-white-house-democrats-set-sights-on-winning-over-doctors-in-health-care-battle-200491/">Source &nbsp;: Analysis: White House, Democrats set sights on winning over doctors in health care battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Look at health care plans in House, Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso Zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation is taking shape in both the House and Senate. Details are being negotiated and any final bill would have to meld proposals from both chambers. A look at various proposals:

The Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s bill:
WHO&#8217;S COVERED: An estimated 94 percent of Americans. Illegal immigrants would not receive government benefits.
COST: $829 billion .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/look-at-health-care-plans-in-house-senate-198862/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Look at health care plans in House, Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration clarifies policy on insurers lobbying seniors over Medicare cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Friday backed away from a ban on insurance company mailings to seniors warning of dire Medicare cuts if health care overhaul legislation is approved.

In a late afternoon memo to health plans, Medicare said insurance companies may lobby seniors, provided they first get permission from beneficiaries, and no federal funds or .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-clarifies-policy-on-insurers-lobbying-seniors-over-medicare-cuts-198481/">Obama administration clarifies policy on insurers lobbying seniors over Medicare cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Would the Medicare Advantage program see cuts in benefits?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Would cuts in the various health care bills pending in Congress affect the benefits available in Medicare Advantage?
THE POLITICS: Medicare Advantage is part of Medicare, but is an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service program that covers most beneficiaries. Under Advantage, seniors can opt for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-would-the-medicare-advantage-program-see-cuts-in-benefits-198098/" title="Health care issues: Would the Medicare Advantage program see cuts in benefits?">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners stricken with Chinese drywall now face new threat of losing insurance policies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeowners-stricken-with-chinese-drywall-now-face-new-threat-of-losing-insurance-policies-197018/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Skoloff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — James and Maria Ivory&#8217;s dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help — and not only .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeowners-stricken-with-chinese-drywall-now-face-new-threat-of-losing-insurance-policies-197018/" title="Homeowners stricken with Chinese drywall now face new threat of losing insurance policies">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts in attacking Dem bill curbing health care costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In its assaults on a Democratic health care overhaul bill, the insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

Take the 30-second TV spot that America&#8217;s Health Insurance Plans, the industry&#8217;s trade group, was running this week in six states as the Senate Finance .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-health-insurers-cherry-pick-facts-in-attacking-dem-bill-curbing-health-care-costs-196348/">Source &nbsp;: FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts in attacking Dem bill curbing health care costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Sen. Snowe joins Democrats in advancing health care bill toward debate in full Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama&#8217;s signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress.

&#8220;When history calls, history calls,&#8221; said Maine Republican Olympia Snowe, whose declaration of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-sen-snowe-joins-democrats-in-advancing-health-care-bill-toward-debate-in-full-senate-195125/">GOP Sen. Snowe joins Democrats in advancing health care bill toward debate in full Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says a shift in Medicare policy would encourage doctors to use an eye drug that costs thousands of dollars, over a similar treatment that costs just $50.

The change would benefit drugmaker Genentech, which makes both drugs, but insists the more expensive one is better for patients. Eye doctors say the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-says-medicare-payment-switch-will-push-doctors-to-more-expensive-genentech-eye-drug-195000/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurance choice offers price and tax breaks, but deductibles could lead to big bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers may need to do more homework when they evaluate their health coverage options this fall.

This year, more employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by nearly 20 percent and give consumers a tax break.
The tradeoff is higher deductibles, which have the potential to swamp customers with big bills. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurance-choice-offers-price-and-tax-breaks-but-deductibles-could-lead-to-big-bills-193264/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Health insurance choice offers price and tax breaks, but deductibles could lead to big bills</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the latest version of the Senate Finance Committee proposal would expand coverage .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boost-for-health-care-bill-now-estimated-to-cover-94-percent-of-us-cost-829-billion-189915/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBO says health Care bill to expand coverage to 94 percent at 10-year cost of $829 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of all eligible Americans at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday, a preliminary estimate likely to power the measure past a major hurdle within days.

The Congressional Budget Office added that the measure would ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbo-says-health-care-bill-to-expand-coverage-to-94-percent-at-10-year-cost-of-829-billion-189800/">CBO says health Care bill to expand coverage to 94 percent at 10-year cost of $829 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBO: health Care bill expands coverage to 94 percent of eligible coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of all eligible Americans at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday, a preliminary estimate likely to power the measure past a major hurdle within days.

The Congressional Budget Office added that the measure would .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbo-health-care-bill-expands-coverage-to-94-percent-of-eligible-coverage-189793/">CBO: health Care bill expands coverage to 94 percent of eligible coverage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mafia, violent criminals turning to Medicare fraud for greater payoff, lighter sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Lured by easier money and shorter prison sentences, Mafia figures and other violent criminals are increasingly moving into Medicare fraud and spilling blood over what was once a white-collar crime.

Around the nation, federal investigators have been threatened, an informant&#8217;s body was found riddled with bullets, and a woman was discovered dead in a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mafia-violent-criminals-turning-to-medicare-fraud-for-greater-payoff-lighter-sentences-188532/">Source article &nbsp;: Mafia, violent criminals turning to Medicare fraud for greater payoff, lighter sentences</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: Medicare cuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-medicare-cuts-188271/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Will seniors&#8217; Medicare benefits be slashed to pay for health care overhaul?
THE POLITICS: Democrats are proposing to reduce the ballooning costs of Medicare to keep the program solvent. They want to root out waste to find the savings, and to reduce payments to some .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-medicare-cuts-188271/">Health care issues: Medicare cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurers lobbying against softening of requirement for Americans to obtain coverage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurers-lobbying-against-softening-of-requirement-for-americans-to-obtain-coverage-187659/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurers say coverage penalty has to have bite

WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry doesn&#8217;t want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Americans must have coverage.
Determined to get as many people as possible covered, lawmakers first proposed fines of as much as $3,800 per family for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurers-lobbying-against-softening-of-requirement-for-americans-to-obtain-coverage-187659/" title="Health insurers lobbying against softening of requirement for Americans to obtain coverage">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama packs Rose Garden with doctors in white medical coats to pitch his health care plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-packs-rose-garden-with-doctors-in-white-medical-coats-to-pitch-his-health-care-plan-187526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying &#8220;nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do.&#8221;

Obama&#8217;s White House event gave him another chance to frame the debate on his .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-packs-rose-garden-with-doctors-in-white-medical-coats-to-pitch-his-health-care-plan-187526/" title="Obama packs Rose Garden with doctors in white medical coats to pitch his health care plan">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Possible extensions of jobless, health benefits eyed by administration for laid-off workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering steps to ease the burdens of laid-off workers, including possible extensions of unemployment and health benefits, officials said Saturday.

The administration has stopped short of calling for a second economic stimulus package to augment the $787 billion measure approved this year. But with the jobless rate continuing to climb, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/possible-extensions-of-jobless-health-benefits-eyed-by-administration-for-laid-off-workers-186066/" title="Possible extensions of jobless, health benefits eyed by administration for laid-off workers">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says businesses will hire more workers if Congress passes health care package</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-businesses-will-hire-more-workers-if-congress-passes-health-care-package-185821/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — As the unemployment rate climbs, President Barack Obama is trying to make the case that his health care overhaul would create jobs by making small business startups more affordable.

Dismissive Republicans blamed the continuing job losses on Democratic policies and said the president&#8217;s health proposals won&#8217;t help.
In his weekly radio and Internet video address .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-businesses-will-hire-more-workers-if-congress-passes-health-care-package-185821/">Obama says businesses will hire more workers if Congress passes health care package</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate health care bill could lead to higher Medicare prescription drug costs for seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday.

At issue are marching orders for a powerful new commission that would recommend annual Medicare savings to Congress. Those recommendations would go into effect unless .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-health-care-bill-could-lead-to-higher-medicare-prescription-drug-costs-for-seniors-185534/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Senate health care bill could lead to higher Medicare prescription drug costs for seniors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors want to know: What would health care overhaul do to Medicare?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Businessman Stewart Grill, 75, believes there&#8217;s waste in Medicare. He&#8217;s just skeptical Congress can find and eliminate it without touching what he likes about his government health care plan.

&#8220;The talk of potential savings is a little beyond comprehension,&#8221; Grill said. &#8220;Why hasn&#8217;t it been saved before? It&#8217;s virtually impossible to save $500 billion ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seniors-want-to-know-what-would-health-care-overhaul-do-to-medicare-185272/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Seniors want to know: What would health care overhaul do to Medicare?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. officials demand to know if insurers discussed proposed health reform with policyholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut officials demanded to know Friday if the state&#8217;s five largest insurance companies have sent policyholders information about a possible impact on Medicare of health care changes debated in Washington.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Healthcare Advocate Kevin P. Lembo asked Aetna Inc., ConnectiCare Inc., Anthem Health Plans of Connecticut, HealthNet of Connecticut .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-officials-demand-to-know-if-insurers-discussed-proposed-health-reform-with-policyholders-185262/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Conn. officials demand to know if insurers discussed proposed health reform with policyholders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Committee senators agree to let states negotiate health plans for the poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senators trying to make health care more affordable want to let state governments negotiate basic coverage plans for some lower-income people.

The author of a measure on that subject, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, says it&#8217;s a form of a public plan — the government-run insurance option that has proven so controversial and was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/finance-committee-senators-agree-to-let-states-negotiate-health-plans-for-the-poor-184402/" title="Finance Committee senators agree to let states negotiate health plans for the poor">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Sen. aims to finish debate by nightfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Rejecting Republican amendments, Democrats turned back GOP efforts to cast the health care overhaul as a tax hike on the middle class Thursday, as a crucial Senate panel aimed to wrap up debate on the measure by nightfall.

The outcome increasingly appeared inevitable with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., declaring he had the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-turn-back-gop-health-bill-tax-amendments-as-sen-aims-to-finish-debate-by-nightfall-184394/" title="Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Sen. aims to finish debate by nightfall">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Baucus aims to finish panl work Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Rejecting Republican amendments, Democrats turned back GOP efforts to cast the health care overhaul as a tax hike on the middle class Thursday, as a crucial Senate panel aimed to wrap up debate on the measure by nightfall.

The outcome increasingly appeared inevitable with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., declaring he had the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-turn-back-gop-health-bill-tax-amendments-as-baucus-aims-to-finish-panl-work-thursday-184202/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Baucus aims to finish panl work Thursday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Will health care overhaul weaken the safety net for seniors, or help heal Medicare?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Medicare is looking like a big fat piggy bank for health care overhaul.

President Barack Obama and the Democrats want to pay for much of their plan to cover the uninsured by cutting hundreds of billions from the Medicare budget over the next 10 years.
From its inception, the health plan for seniors has been ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/will-health-care-overhaul-weaken-the-safety-net-for-seniors-or-help-heal-medicare-182457/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Will health care overhaul weaken the safety net for seniors, or help heal Medicare?</a>.]]></description>
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