Obama Faces Rare Defeat On Health Care For Jobless
If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family’s health insurance while he looked for a new job. But Congress allowed emergency health care assistance for unemployed workers to expire May 31, and seems unwilling to renew it despite pleas from President Barack Obama.
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Facing Critics, Obama Launches Health Care Push
President Obama on Tuesday kicked off a big push to promote the government’s $1 trillion health care overhaul, following a string of critical reports about missed deadlines and rising costs related to the legislation.
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Obama promotes new health care law in forum with senior citizens
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama took a victory lap Tuesday on his signature domestic achievement – health care reform – by hosting a “tele-town hall” meeting in Maryland timed to coincide with first mailing of prescription drug rebate checks to older Americans. The administration has held frequent meetings in recent weeks to tout the [...]
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Obama Tells Seniors Health Bill Will Work for Them
WHEATON, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to sell the health overhaul law to skeptical seniors, launching a defense of his presiden…
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Obama wooing seniors on health care changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is turning his attention back to his signature health care law and trying to win over the most skeptical constituency: seniors.
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Obama Giving States $250 Million to Review Health-Plan Costs
Insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint Inc. risk losing access to as many as 24 million customers a year under a U.S. plan to be spotlighted by the White House today that expands the ability of states to punish health plans for “unreasonable” rate increases.
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Obama agenda: Selling health care
President Obama and his allies, concerned about deep skepticism over his landmark health care overhaul, are orchestrating an elaborate campaign to sell the public on the law, including a new tax-exempt group that will spend millions of dollars on advertising to beat back attacks …
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Rockaway Twp. vs. Obama: Council may take stand against health care reform
ROCKAWAY TWP. — The council will discuss at its next meeting a resolution urging New Jersey to join a federal lawsuit aimed at overturning the new health care reform law, Mayor Louis Sceusi said.
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Health-care reform starts now for Mount Dora doctor, who posts sign telling Obama supporters to seek care elsewhere
Health-care reform starts now for Mount Dora doctor, who posts sign telling Obama supporters to seek care elsewhere
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Obama: US would go bankrupt without health care changes
President Barack Obama says he did a full court press for a health care system remake because “this country was going to go bankrupt.”
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