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Obama fought internal opposition to Health Policy
Jonathan Cohn at The New Republic writes about how health care reform nearly got pushed aside in President Obama’s budget…
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Malpractice reform joins health system debate
Erica Werner of The Associated Press reports that Ezekiel Emanuel, a key adviser on health issues to President Obama and…
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Investigation of drug-trial suicide earns award
For a story on ethical issues in a drug trial that may have contributed to a patient’s suicide, St. Paul…
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Showdown over Medicare Advantage looms
In support of a range of folks including President Obama and his local orthopedists, Gilbert Cranberg takes on Medicare Advantage…
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Regional Health Policy forum webcast from Mich.
The forum starts at 2 p.m. ET and will be streamed live. This is the first of five regional forums…
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Mont. Democrat leads Senate health charge
The Boston Globe‘s Lisa Wangsness reports that Montana Democrat and Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus has become a leader…
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OMB director testifies about health care reform
C-SPAN is streaming testimony by Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Senate Finance Committee…
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Underinsured face higher bills, bankruptcy
In Time, Karen Tumulty used the story of her brother’s kidney problems and resulting medical bills to look into the…
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Today’s White House health summit to be webcast
USA Today reports that the White House Forum on Health Policy, scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET today, will…
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NEJM weighs in on Obama’s budget plan
In a rather measured Perspective piece by correspondent John K. Iglehart, the New England Journal of Medicine expresses admiration for…