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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Chronically Ill Worse Off in US Than Elsewhere: Study

Health costs, medical errors scare more than in other rich nations

Nov 13, 08 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or bad experiences than counterparts in a number of other rich nations, a study finds. Researchers interviewed 7,500 adults with conditions like cancer, arthritis, depression, and diabetes, and the Americans led the complaints. Dutch patients... More »

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medicine • health care • health care costs • Europe • Netherlands • universal health care • health care reform • American • doctors

From Sickbed, Kennedy Crafts Health Plan

Bipartisan effort includes industry; goal is universal coverage

Oct 24, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as he undergoes cancer treatment, Ted Kennedy is coordinating bipartisan meetings with colleagues and lobbyists in an effort to produce health care legislation that includes universal coverage, the Washington Times reports. The meetings—involving labor unions, insurers, drug companies, and hospitals—“are a testament to how people feel... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • Bill Clinton • Ted Kennedy • universal health care • health care reform • interest groups • bipartisanship • brain cancer

Mass. Trumpets Success of Health Mandate

Under new law, state says 75% of uninsured are now covered

Aug 20, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 75% of Massachusetts residents who had been uninsured now have health coverage, thanks to the state’s closely watched, near-universal health care mandate, says a new report from Gov. Deval Patrick. Nearly half of the 439,000 newly insured bought private insurance, rather than taxpayer-funded plans, the Boston ... More »

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health insurance • emergency room • Massachusetts • universal health care • insurance • Deval Patrick

 Obama: Relax, I'm Not 
 Running to the Center 

Everyone's going to disagree with him sometimes, Dem says

Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and... More »

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Barack Obama • universal health care • flip flop • centrist • Iraq exit strategy • progressive

Opinion

Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts
Both Parties

McCain backs tax
cuts; Obama would roll back only for very rich

Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times, aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • John McCain • taxes • universal health care • tax cuts • George W. Bush

 Edwardses Open Up
 About Dem Hopefuls 

Elizabeth angered by John's excitement over a 'black presidency'

May 5, 08 6:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - John and Elizabeth Edwards chatted informally about the remaining Democratic candidates on the eve of North Carolina's primary today. John told People that he admires Hillary Clinton’s “tenacity,” but not her "old politics;” Elizabeth said she favors Clinton's health plan but loves Barack Obama's "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • universal health care • North Carolina primary

McCain Pitches Bigger Fed Role in Health Care

More choice means more competition, candidate contends

Apr 29, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain unveiled a new health care plan today, urging a larger role for the government while denouncing universal coverage, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The presumptive GOP nominee wants state nonprofit risk pools that would help those without coverage or unable to pay for it. He said, “I... More »

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Mitt Romney • health care • John McCain • universal health care • tort reform

Clinton Pitches Cap on Health Insurance

Proposes to limit premiums to  5-10%
of median income

Mar 28, 08 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has proposed putting a cap on premiums in her universal health care plan, limiting them to between 5% and 10% of family income, the New York Times reports. The average cost of a family policy bought by an individual last year was $5,799, or 10% of median... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • health insurance • Medicare • universal health care • health insurance premiums

GOPer Drafts $1.4T Proposal to Tweak Obama

Budget measure would enact candidate's most expensive measures all at once

Mar 13, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some of Barack Obama’s boldest campaign-trail talking points are headed for a Senate vote—in the form of a budget amendment from a Republican. No, Wayne Allard isn't jumping GOP ship, but rather wrote the Obama-esque legislation to embarrass the Democratic candidate by pointing up his profligate ways, Martin... More »

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Barack Obama • taxes • budget • universal health care • Wayne Allard • legislative maneuvering

Oregonians Enter Lottery
for Health Insurance

Coverage will extend to small fraction of state's 600K uninsured

Mar 4, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Oregonians are flocking to sign up for a state-sponsored lottery with a high-stakes prize: health insurance. The state will begin drawing names this week to award health insurance plans to uninsured residents, the AP reports. More than 83,000 have signed up since January to have a shot at about... More »

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health care • health insurance • universal health care • Medicaid • Oregon • lottery • health care reform • uninsured • Oregon Health Plan

OPINION

Universal Health Crossing Lines

Post columnist examines bill with 12 Senate supporters, on both sides of aisle

Feb 28, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - While presidential candidates are busy bickering about how to achieve universal health care, a bill in the Senate has quietly acquired 12 supporters—the biggest bipartisan coalition ever gathered behind universal health care legislation, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post.  Sponsors Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett hope the... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • universal health care • Bob Bennett • Ron Wyden

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

OPINION

Ex-Rivals Vie For Edwards' Backing

Hesitation may
indicate problem for Obama: blogger

Feb 11, 08 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are chasing John Edwards' endorsement, and Obama should be worried by their ex-rival's cold feet, Washington Post blogger Dan Balz writes. Edwards may seem a good fit for the change candidate, and the two often teamed up against Clinton on the campaign trail, but "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • universal health care • endorsement

OPINION

Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More

Her mandated policy trumps Obama's, NYT's Paul Krugman writes

Feb 4, 08 8:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have health plans that sound similar but are vastly different in effect, the New York Times' Paul Krugman writes. Obama wants to make coverage affordable in the hope that Americans will sign up—a change that seems unlikely considering current coverage patterns. But Hillary's plan... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • health insurance • universal health care • mandates • affordability • Election 2008

Calif. Closer
to Expanding Health Care

Assembly OKs $14B plan that mandates coverage for millions

Dec 18, 07 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The lower house of the California legislature yesterday approved a $14.4 billion bill to expand health care to millions of residents, a move analysts say could spark similar actions nationwide, the Los Angeles Times reports. But first skeptical state senators and voters must weigh in. The plan would require... More »

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California • health insurance • taxes • Arnold Schwarzenegger • universal health care • cigarette tax

House Passes
Children's Health
Insurance Bill

Bush to veto measure despite GOP support

Sep 26, 07 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill to boost spending on children's health insurance by $35 billion sailed through the House yesterday 265-159, despite President Bush's repeated threats to veto it. The Senate is likely to approve the bill next week. The bill would increase the current children's health insurance program by $7 billion a... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • health care industry • universal health care • health care reform • children's health care

Bush Blasts Dems' Expanded Child Health Bill

Prez threatens veto despite bipartisan support in Senate

Sep 20, 07 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush threatened to veto a children's health insurance bill today, knocking Democrats he said were politicizing the issue by moving too far toward universal health care. The Senate last month passed an expanded "S-chip" program that would cover an additional 4 million children currently uninsured, the New York ... More »

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health care • health insurance • Senate • children • House of Representatives • universal health care • veto • S CHIP • bipartisanship • George W. Bush

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

SF Pioneers Health Care
for All

Groundbreaking plan targets city's 82K uninsured adults

Sep 14, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco will provide health care for every uninsured adult in the city, pioneering an approach that works around the limits of the federal system. The program goes citywide on Monday and will serve adults under the poverty line through November; after that, it will be open to everyone regardless... More »

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health care • San Francisco • public health • universal health care • insurance

Edwards Goes All-Out in Courting Labor

Candidate can't count on AFL-CIO but can target individual unions

Aug 7, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even though he can’t expect broad endorsement, John Edwards is pushing hard for labor support, hoping to rack up the backing of a slew of individual unions. The Washington Post reports ahead of tonight’s AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic forum that union backing is key to the Southerner’s strategy, even... More »

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John Edwards • John Kerry • unions • minimum wage • labor • universal health care • AFL CIO • NAFTA • Richard Gephardt

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