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Primary Care Groups Will Consider Public Option—with Caveats
Obama steers health debate out of capital
Hard choices on four big issues stymie health push
Pennsylvania House sends health insurance bill to Senate
Insurance figure at center of health debate
June 29, 2009
Health Reform Calls for Preventive Care, But Questions Persist About Savings
White House won't rule out benefits tax
Little hope for GOP to support health bill
Healthcare activists targeting Democrats
Health savings accounts come under fire
Massachusetts governor set to keep healthcare for poor
June 26, 2009
Prospects Dim for Public Plan
Questions Remain About Timing of Health Reform Bills
Agreement reportedly near on health bill
Obama and Congress clash on how to pay for healthcare
Pennsylvania governor pledges to protect CHIP funding
June 25, 2009
Baucus Says Health Reform Bill Now Under $1 Trillion
Many Business Leaders Don't Think Employer-based Coverage is Sustainable
Americans are Fatter and More Depressed, But are Choosing Better Health Behaviors
Young Adults Twice as Likely to Be Uninsured Than Middle-Aged Americans
Senate panel hears of health insurers' wrongs
Senators worry that health overhaul could erode employer insurance plans
States assert place in healthcare debate
Obama backers hope 'story bank' aids health reform
June 24, 2009
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Makes 53 Arrests
White House Official: 72 Million Uninsured by 2040
Health Premiums on the Rise Across the Board
Obama Emphasizes Support for Public Plan Option
Public Insurance Advocates Don't Want Compromise on Public Option
Public option may be healthcare bill's highest hurdle in Senate
Obama says government health coverage plan would not hurt private insurers
Eight Miami Residents Arrested in $100 million Medicare Fraud Schemes
Massachusetts cuts its health coverage by $115 million
The unhealthy accounting of uninsured Americans
June 23, 2009
Healthcare Consumers Interested in Technology, But Are Not Using it Now
Health Reform Hearings Begin With Hopes of Having Bill Ready in July
Senate looks to trim tax break for personal medical costs
States fight Medicaid expansion
June 22, 2009
Panel might revise healthcare bill
In poll, wide support for government-run health
Co-ops gain backing as alternative to government insurer
June 19, 2009
House's Health Reform Draft Features Public Option
Feds Provide $6 billion for CHIP Expansion
Three Common Reasons Why Some Insurers Don't Pay Fast Enough
New York codifies out-of-network insurance rules
Atlanta-based WellStar Health System threatens to cut ties with Aetna
Legislative agency pans Florida Medicaid experiment
Private insurers step into spotlight on healthcare reform
June 18, 2009
Debate on healthcare hits snags at the start
AMA resolution leaves door open to public option for healthcare
Former Senate Leaders' Health Reform Proposal Includes State Exchanges
June 17, 2009
Healthcare Groups' Cost Reduction Efforts Won't Save Much Money
Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage
June 16, 2009
Public Supports Healthcare Reform, But Not Willing to Pay For It
Obama Pushes Public Plan with AMA
Some Docs Upset at AMA's Public Plan Stance
More problems than solutions in Medicare report
Massachusetts Senate to watch U.S. health plan
As Obama pushes health issue, new cost concerns arise
June 15, 2009
GOP Senators question Obama's health reforms
Foes of healthcare plan off to a slow start
Sebelius: Health plan would cut costs
Following the money in the healthcare debate
Obama is pressed to tax health benefits
June 12, 2009
If the AMA Opposes Public Option, What Does it Support?
Double-billing Settlement Highlights Whistleblower Concerns
Obama stumps for healthcare reform
Health plans may fall short, Massachusetts officials say
June 11, 2009
Senator Proposes Insurance Cooperatives as an Alternative to Public Plan Option
AMA opposes public insurance plan
Florida governor signs bill aiding doctors
Cost of treating Connecticut uninsured up 40% since 2005
Industry groups push back on Kennedy's health bill
June 10, 2009
Healthcare Reform Bill Includes Insurance Requirement, Exchanges, Greater Industry Oversight
On healthcare, Congress must navigate tricky political terrain
Tax on health benefits weighed
Democrats nearing consensus on health plan
Healthcare bills begin to crystallize
June 9, 2009
Can We Get More Out of Physician Performance Measures?
Hoping to Prevent Scams, State May Require Licensing of Discount Health Plans
Healthcare spending disparities stir a fight
Two thorny details bedevil health bill
Washington state's Basic Health Plan premiums to rise sharply
Supreme Court asked to ax San Francisco healthcare rule
June 8, 2009
Limiting Employer Tax Exclusion May Help Pay for Health Reform
Obama's Vision of Public Plan Takes Shape
State coverage model no help for uneasy insurance industry
Private insurance companies push for individual mandate
Michigan rate reviews start soon for Blue Cross
Sebelius backs public health insurance option
Kennedy details vision for healthcare
June 5, 2009
Could Empowering MedPAC Hold Medicare Costs?
AHA and AMA Ask Health Plans: Can't We All Just Get Along?
Ex-Governors Spar Over The Role of a Public Plan at AHIP Convention
Republicans complain about plan for health insurance
Dispute at Kentucky-based Norton Healthcare won't affect all Anthem patients
Pennsylvania Senate backs expansion of COBRA health benefits
Healthcare overhaul effort moves forward without Kennedy
Chicago health industry leaders offer thoughts on how to expand health coverage
June 4, 2009
Obama Shows Support for Insurance Mandate
Increasing Medicaid Cost Sharing For Children's Care Would Impose Burdens, HHS Economist Says
President Obama moves toward requiring health coverage
Kaiser joins Healthy San Francisco providers
Medical bills play a role in 62% of bankruptcies, study says
June 3, 2009
2008 a down year for managed care, 2009 looks a little better
Three Issues Health Insurers Face as AHIP Kicks Off
Public Plan Supporters Plan Protest at AHIP
President pivots on taxing benefits
Obama urges quick action on health insurance
Proposal would combat rescissions of health insurance policies in California
Aetna cuts full-year profit forecast
Medicaid patients have trouble finding doctors in Dallas area
Minnesota report will track effectiveness of healthcare reforms
New York City labor unions agree to reductions in health benefits
Health insurers balk at some changes
June 2, 2009
Left-leaning Groups Back Universial Health Coverage
Stakeholders' Health Reform Letter to Obama Offers Few Specifics
Senators set to visit White House to discuss healthcare overhaul
Economic advisers extol benefits of cutting healthcare spending
Workers' Share of Health Cost Soars in Employer Plans
Florida has no data three years into Medicaid trial
June 1, 2009
UnitedHealth's Ingenix Buys Medical Bills Auditor
Kennedy and Baucus 'seek common ground' on healthcare legislation
Healthcare activists lament single-payer snub
Texas lawmakers mull 'safety net' bills for children's insurance
Massachusetts bill seeks health insurance option for firms