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NEWS ABOUT: Hillary Care

Hillary Care stories: 9 news summaries
OPINION

Jindal Slams 'Dishonest' Health Plan

Dems' current version
as bad as Hillarycare, Louisiana gov writes

Jul 22, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is presenting health care reform as a bipartisan effort, but, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal writes in the Wall Street Journal, he and fellow Democrats have taken “a fundamentally dishonest approach to reform.” Obama is “repeating the mistakes” of Hillarycare, forcing Americans to join a public... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Bobby Jindal • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Hillary Care • bipartisanship • Obama administration • President Obama

As Hearings Begin, Daschle Wary of Clinton Miscues

Obama health chief to push early, at grassroots, with congressional input

Jan 8, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Daschle, Barack Obama’s health-care honcho, saw the 1993 Clinton-care debacle up close; his strategy for passing reform this time around is basically Anything But Clinton, reports Politico. The Clinton push, Daschle thinks, came too far into the first term, and was too exclusive, presenting Congress a completed proposal... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • Congress • Health and Human Services • Sanjay Gupta • health care reform • Hillary Care • Tom Daschle

Babs: Obama's Like Buttah

Longtime Clintonite says when Barack clinched nomination, switch was 'immediate'

Jul 28, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have been her first choice, but Barbra Streisand’s switch to Barack Obama after he wrapped up the nomination was “immediate”—and she's not too keen on Clinton-backers considering crossing the aisle. In an interview with Politico, she lays into John McCain on women’s... More »

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Iraq • reproductive rights • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • veterans' benefits • Barbra Streisand • Hillary Care

Clinton: 'Shame on You, Barack'

Hillary slams Obama over health care claim

Feb 23, 08 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton blasted Barack Obama today over a campaign mailer that she called “right out of Karl Rove’s play book.” “Shame on you, Barack Obama,” she said, brandishing a flier—which she says falsely accuses her of wanting to force people to buy health insurance.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • universal health care • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • negative campaigning • attack ad • Hillary Care

Hillary Unveils
Second Shot at Health Reform

Critics attack plan as 'bad medicine' no more viable than 1994 effort

Sep 17, 07 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton unveiled her new plan for universal health care today—13 years after her failed first attempt to reform the American system. The proposal requires coverage for all uninsured Americans and offers tax credits for those who can't afford insurance while still keeping private companies in the picture. "... More »

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Mitt Romney • health care • Hillary Clinton • universal health care • Hillary Care • Election 2008

Hillary Wants Feds, Employers to Share Tab

Follows failed '93 bid with compromise health plan tomorrow

Sep 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Details of Hillary’s health plan are leaking out before she formally announces them Monday in Iowa. Rather than re-making the system – or imitating her 1993 proposal – she wants the Feds to subsidize some care and employers to pay for the rest. The Wall Street Journal reports that... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • health insurance • presidential campaign • reform • Hillary Care • Election 2008

'Hillarycare' Wasn’t Her Bad

Key player blames
Bill for 1993’s
failed health plan

Sep 15, 07 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton gets set to roll out her new health care proposal, Paul Starr in the American Prospect wans to correct the record on her last, disastrous effort. Hillary gets all the flak for the 1993 flameout, but the mistakes are grossly misdiagnosed—and they belong to Bill, says... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • reform • Hillary Care • Election 2008

Prying Eyes Won't Get to Hillary’s Papers

Rivals refused access
to first lady's records
in Clinton Library

Aug 14, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 2 million pages of documents from Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady are sealed at the Clinton Presidential Library, and an eager opposition is chomping at the bit to get to them. Archivists say the documents—including appointment logs and memos—won’t be released before next year’... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Freedom of Information Act • Clinton Presidential Library • National Archives • first lady • Hillary Care • presidential library • Clinton records

Health Care Isn't a Third Rail Anymore

Dems eady to tackle universal health care again—and GOP is notably silent

May 30, 07 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen years after Hillary-Care, politicians are ready to think big again about the US health care system, the Wall Street Journal reports. Skyrocketing costs and the rising ranks of the uninsured are combining to form a climate where candidates feel that they can tackle the issue without political backlash—even... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • universal health care • Hillary Care • Election 2008

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