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Coverage & Access - 'Homework Assignment' Could Mean Success, Failure for Health Reform Legislation
How well health care industry groups follow through on their 'homework assignment' from President Obama to submit specific plans by early June on how they intend to reduce health care spending growth by $2 trillion over the next decade could determine whether current attempts to develop health care overhaul
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2009-05-26

Administration News - Health Industry Groups Pledge To Reduce Spending; Some Health Advocates Express Skepticism About Plan
As President Obama on Monday met with health care industry groups regarding their pledge to reduce $2 trillion in expected health care spending increases over the next 10 years, many health care advocates expressed skepticism about the promise, the Hartford Courant reports (Levick, Hartford Courant, 5/12). T
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2009-05-12

Coverage & Access - Health Industry Members Vow To Reduce Spending by $2T Over Next 10 Years; Savings Could Help Finance Reform
Leading health care industry groups on Monday are expected to pledge to President Obama that they will attempt to reduce $2 trillion in expected health care spending increases over the next 10 years, Obama administration officials said on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Adamy, Wall Street Journal, 5
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2009-05-11

Blog Watch - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries
'Blog Watch' offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts.Bloggers seized on a leaked memo from GOP strategist Frank Luntz on the best way for Republicans to oppose Democratic ideas about health reform. The Plum Line's Greg Sargent said 'the language echoes, to a striking degree, the same lan
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2009-05-08

Coverage & Access - Liberal, Conservative Interest Groups Compete To Frame Public Insurance Option in Health Care Debate
Liberal and conservative interest groups 'have begun a fierce ideological battle, with each side trying to shape the public's perception of a public insurance plan,' the Christian Science Monitor reports. According to the Monitor, 'While each side gears up for battle, some health reform advocates are concern
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2009-04-09

Health Care Marketplace - HHS Report Says Health Reform Vital to U.S. Economy as Costs Rise, Quality of Care Worsens
Comprehensive health care reform is necessary this year because of rising costs and the declining quality of care, according to an HHS report released on Monday, Reuters/Boston Globe reports. The report amasses the findings of numerous studies that have been used to substantiate calls for comprehensive healt
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2009-03-31

Coverage & Access - Healthy San Francisco Wins Court Battle With Restaurant Association, Appeal Expected
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California on Monday rejected an appeal from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association that challenged the employer health care spending requirement included in the Healthy San Francisco universal health care access program, the San Francisco Chronicle's 'City Insider' r
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2009-03-11

Administration News - At Summit, President Obama Says He's Open to Compromise on His Health Care Proposal, New York Times Reports
President Obama on Thursday during a White House health care summit 'indicated for the first time that he was open to compromise on details of the proposal he put forth in the 2008 campaign,' the New York Times reports (Pear/Stolberg, New York Times, 3/6). Obama at the summit reiterated his goal 'to enact co
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2009-03-06

President Obama's Budget Proposal Includes Broad Changes to Health Care System
The budget proposal that President Obama released on Thursday includes a number of broad reforms to the health care system as part of his effort to expand health insurance to all U.S. residents, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 2/27). The $3.55 trillion fiscal year 2010 proposal includes $2
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2009-02-27

Capitol Hill Watch - Final Vote on $789B Economic Stimulus Package Expected Today
The House and Senate on Friday likely will vote on a $789B billion compromise economic stimulus package that includes a number of provisions related to health care spending, USA Today reports (Wolf, USA Today, 2/13). Among other provisions, the stimulus package includes:$87 billion in additional federal Medi
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2009-02-13