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Abortion Amendment Shot Down
An abortion amendment proposed by Senators Ben Nelson (D) of Nebraska and Orrin Hatch (R) was voted against this afternoon by the United States Senate by a majority vote of 54-45. This new amendment will not be added to the Senate's proposed version...
Tags: abortion, amendment, abortion amendment, Ben Nelson, orrin hatch, senator, senators, government, congress, bill, health care, healthcare, health care bill, healthcare bill
Washington state governor says her budget plan "unjust"
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 1 day ago
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Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire submitted a state budget plan on Wednesday that would close a $2.6 billion deficit but that she described as "unjust" because of the spending cuts it would impose. "Today I presented a budget proposal that...
Tags: Chris Gregoire, Washington, Christine Gregoire, spending cut, health care, tax increase, Olympia, Social Issues, Business Finance, Public finance, Politics, Healthcare reform in the United States, Health insurance, Tax, Welfare, Balanced Budget Amendment
Bayh votes with Republicans for tighter abortion restrictions
Louisville :: KY :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Sen. Evan Bayh crossed party lines Tuesday in voting for tighter restrictions on insurance coverage for abortion services in the Senate�s health care overhaul bill Bayh was one of seven Democrats who voted with all but two Republicans for the tighter...
Tags: abortion, health care, Evan Bayh, Louisville, Abortion in Switzerland, Politics, Social Issues, Evan Bayh, Ben Nelson, Abortion in the United States, Democratic Party
The Illusion of Democracy
The trouble with the public option is that it provides options for the public. And therein lays the root of all evil in the American body politic these days. When corporate interests are pitted against the public good, with the sole...
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Senator Boxer compares Viagra to abortions
Yes, liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer of California compared men who use Viagra to women who get abortions and claims she would vote the same way on both issues. Boxer’s claim that insurance companies that cover Viagra for men should also be providing...
Tags: Boxer, Viagra, abortion, health care
Dems Blast Rise in Branded Drug Prices
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Reports of prescription drug-price increases have congressional Democrats complaining about price gouging and questioning whether drug companies are reneging on a pledge to provide billions of savings as part of a U.S. health-care overhaul sought by President...
Tags: drug price, U.S, prescription drug, drug companies, AARP, care overhaul, aarp study, health care, Charlotte, Health Medical Pharma, Pharmaceuticals policy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Pharmaceutical drug, Pharmacology, Politics, Generic drug, Social Issues, Business Finance, Pharmaceutical industry
In jobs speech, Obama has sharp criticism for GOP
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility P President Barack Obama has sharp criticism for Republicans, taking them to task for opposing economic stimulus efforts and health care reform while supporting tax cuts and spending that have ballooned the deficit. President Barack Obama has sharp criticism...
Tags: Barack Obama, sharp criticism, health care, Seattle, Health Medical Pharma, Politics, Political positions of Barack Obama, Luo people, Business Finance, Social Issues, Presidency of Barack Obama, Punahou School alumni
GE sees flat 2010 profit at finance arm (Reuters)
Boston :: MA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility General Electric Co ( GE .N) expects profit to remain flat at its hefty finance arm next year, as losses and impairments on loans peak. The largest U.S. conglomerate believes its GE Capital finance unit is on track to hit its 2009 profit target of $2...
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Health care issues: Making health care cheaper by limiting lawsuits
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Would restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits mean cheaper health insurance? Republicans rally around the idea that the health system would save substantial money if limits were placed on frivolous lawsuits by patients or their families, and on the...
Tags: health care, Minneapolis, Health Medical Pharma, Tort law, Politics, Defensive medicine, Health insurance, Tort reform, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, American Medical Association
The Nurse-Crusader Goes to Washington
New York :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Mary Mundinger doesn’t look like a controversial figure. A small, prim, 72-year-old lady with wispy white chin-length hair, she sat at a drafty table in Viand coffee shop on the Upper East Side on a tepid November Thursday afternoon and made a fist with...
Tags: Ms. Mundinger, primary care, nurses practitioners, Columbia, nurses jackie, Jackie, health care, New York, Health Medical Pharma, Doctorate in Nursing, Nursing in the United Kingdom, Nursing, Nurse, National Health Service, Physician, Advanced practice nurse
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