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Presidential Candidate Sen. Clinton Announces Proposal To Reduce Health Care Costs
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in a speech at George Washington University on Thursday introduced a health care cost-cutting plan that she said could save $120 billion annually, the New York Times reports (Seelye, New York Times, 5/25). According to the Washington Post
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2007-05-25

Coverage & Access - CEOs of Big Three Automakers Meet With President Bush To Discuss Health Care Costs, Trade Issues
President Bush on Tuesday met with the CEOs of General Motors, Ford and the Chrysler Group to discuss the future of the U.S. automobile industry amid health care cost and trade concerns, the AP/Detroit News reports. GM Chair and CEO Rick Wagoner, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, and Chrysler President and CEO Tom LaSo
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2006-11-15

Coverage & Access - Employers Expect 8% Increase in Health Care Costs This Year, Survey Finds
Employer health care costs last year increased by 8%, and companies expect the same rate of growth this year and in 2008, according to a survey released on Wednesday by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the AP/Detroit News reports. The survey, which Watson conducted with the National Business Group on Health, included
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2007-02-22

State Watch - Massachusetts Senate President Proposes Legislation Aimed at Controlling State Health Care Costs
Massachusetts state Senate President Therese Murray (D) on Monday introduced health care legislation that aims to control rising health care costs in the state, including a measure that would ban all gifts to physicians from pharmaceutical companies, the Boston Herald reports. Murray said the legislation is
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2008-03-04

Health Care Marketplace - Couples Need Estimated Savings of $225K To Cover Health Care Costs During Retirement, Study Finds
A 65-year-old couple who plans to retire this year will need estimated savings of $225,000 to cover health care costs during retirement, a 4.7% increase from last year, according to a study released on Wednesday by Fidelity Investments, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Last year, Fidelity said that such a c
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2008-03-07

Coverage & Access - Coalition of National Organizations Urges Steps to Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Quality
A coalition of 28 national organizations, such as AFL-CIO, Consumers Union and CDC, has formed the National Priorities Partnership, a group that seeks to reduce health care costs and improve quality of care, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The group says progress can be made even in the absence of gove
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2008-11-18

Health Care Marketplace - Health Care Costs Higher for Healthy Individuals Over Lifetime, Study Finds
Lifetime health care costs for obese individuals and smokers are lower than those for healthy individuals who live years longer, according to a study Monday on the Web site of the Public Library of Science Medicine, the AP/Boston Globe reports. For the study, led by economist Pieter van Baal of the National
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2008-02-06

Health Care Marketplace - Five U.S. Firms To Fund EHR Network for Employees as Way To Reduce Costs
Five U.S. companies that provide health care coverage for 2.5 million employees, retirees and dependents announced on Wednesday that they will offer an interoperable electronic health record system beginning in mid-2007, the Los Angeles Times reports. The companies -- Applied Materials, BP America, Intel, Pi
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2006-12-07

State Watch - Washington Governor Expected To Sign Health Care Coverage Expansion Bill
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) is expected to sign a bill that would expand health insurance coverage and reduce health care costs in the state, the AP/Takoma News Tribune reports. The state House on Friday voted 63-35 to approve the bill, and the Senate on Saturday voted 31-17 in favor of the measure (B
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2007-04-25

Health Care Marketplace - Growing Number of UAW Members Oppose Plan That Would Shift Responsibility of Retiree Health Care Costs to Union
Some United Auto Workers members are opposed to the creation of a voluntary employee beneficiary association for management of retiree health benefits, which could be established during contract negotiations between the union and Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler Group, USA Today reports. They are conc
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2007-09-04