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HHS Grants Look to Increase, Retain Children in Medicaid, CHIP
Public Support for Reform Legislation Shows Small Rise
Senators reject pair of public option proposals
New Massachusetts health plan for immigrants limits network
Prospects for public option dim in Senate
Fight over Medicare cuts intensifies
September 29, 2009
Senate Panel Defeats Public Option Amendments
Showdowns set on two key issues in healthcare debate
In some states, a push to ban mandate on insurance
Poll: Support for government health insurance declines a bit
House May Consider Tax On High-Cost Plans
Young back health proposals amid potential costs
September 28, 2009
Healthcare System Works with Supermarket Chain to Promote Health, Wellness
Finance Committee Likely to Tackle Public Insurance Option This Week
NAIC Warns Health Insurers Against Scare Tactics
On Medicare spending, a role reversal
Insurers tally up Baucus bill provisions
Baucus health bill would let private group write rules
Workers to pay 10% more for healthcare in 2010, study predicts
Massachusetts health system popular, but backing dips
September 25, 2009
Health Plan Members Pleased with Their HSAs
Senate Finance Rejects Filling Medicare Doughnut Hole
Pelosi presses for a public option
Anthem Blue Cross is ordered to repay customer $7,300
September 24, 2009
Uninsured More Likely to Die
Medicare is focus on day two of healthcare negotiations
Panel's battles on health highlight a broader split
Mandate minus price controls may increase healthcare costs
Health expense accounts could face cuts
South Florida a hot spot for those without health insurance
Senator tries to allay fears on health overhaul
September 23, 2009
Biden: Insurers Need to Abide by New Ground Rules
Senate Finance Bill Changes Push Price Tag to $900 Billion
Lines drawn as Senate panel begins debating health bill
Biden says rising health premiums show need for overhaul
Protesters rally with gripes against big health insurers
Newark, NJ, creating health plan for uninsured
Kaiser Permanente's chief optimistic about health overhaul effort
September 22, 2009
CMS Tells Insurers to Stop Health Reform-Related Mailings
House Committee Turns Heat on Insurers
Community-Based Health Prevention Programs Promote Long-Term Savings
Revised healthcare bill would ease burden on middle class
Senate Finance Committee keeps eye on healthcare target price
Medicare sets probe of Humana letters
To explain longevity gap, look past health system
September 21, 2009
Three Possible Changes to the Senate Finance Health Reform Bill
HHS Targets $650 Million to Improve Community Prevention, Wellness Efforts
Toughest test coming up for healthcare overhaul
Obama insists that insurance will be affordable
Shepherding a bill with 564 amendments
A proposed tax on the Cadillac health insurance plans may also hit the Chevys
September 18, 2009
Where Would the Baucus Bill's $774 Billion Go?
Many Children in CHIP Receive Little or No Care
Most Americans Don't Believe Health Reform Will Pass This Year
Baucus will tinker with health bill to mollify critics
Labor Department wants exemption for GM health plan
Baucus pleases few with healthcare bill
Pelosi worried reform rhetoric could lead to violence
Liberals push White House on healthcare reform
September 17, 2009
Businesses Not Interested in Absorbing Costs for Healthcare Reform
Five Health Leaders Respond to Baucus Bill
From Finance chief, a bill that may weather the blows
Medicare to fund medical home model
Uphill battle for the 60 Senate votes needed on healthcare
Guarded optimism among insurers, but some sectors skeptical on Baucus bill
Senate bill sets lines for health showdown
September 16, 2009
Baucus' Reform Bill Likely To Face Challenges Next Week
Inspector General Criticizes Three States For Improper Medicaid Claims
Health Leaders Voice Their Opinions About House Health Reform Bill
Hospitals Could Suffer From Public Plan
AHIP Study: Medicare Advantage Provides Better Care Than FFS Medicare
Obama rallies labor in fight for healthcare reform
Senate health bill draws fire on both sides
Many employers to raise cost of health benefits, survey finds
Mandated health insurance squeezes those in the middle
Obama takes heat from other side of immigrant healthcare debate
Massachusetts insurers to boost rates about 10%
Businesses favor finance panel's health bill
Young adults likely to pay big share of reform's cost
September 15, 2009
LifeMasters Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
New Health Insurer Rewards Patients Who Stay Healthy
Health reform bill will address GOP fears
Democrats voice health-bill concerns
Compare and contrast the Australian health system with the U.S. system
September 14, 2009
Obama is Confident Congress Will Back His Healthcare Reform
Sebelius: 1 in 6 Have Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Since 2006
16 House Members Who Could Influence Healthcare Reform
Health reform opposition is high but easing
Obama pledges to own healthcare bill
Public insurer support fading
Senate committee tackles illegal-immigrant healthcare concerns
Nonprofit groups upset at exclusion from health bills
September 11, 2009
Chiropractors Allege ERISA, RICO Violations in Blue Cross Suit
Details still lacking on Obama healthcare proposal
Obama's speech is seen as unifying Democrats
Government becoming insurer for more people
Relief in Massachusetts health plan sought
Democrats promise action on healthcare bill this fall
Illegal immigrant coverage question is complex, experts say
September 10, 2009
Feds Lift WellPoint's Medicare Advantage, Part D Suspension
Uninsured Population Hits 46.3 Million in 2008
California Pushes to Enact Strongest Anti-Rescission Law in the Nation
President Obama reframes critical healthcare debate
Obama, armed with details, says health plan is necessary
Obama's healthcare plan builds on others' ideas
September 9, 2009
Public Option Would Add $1 Trillion to Deficit
Baucus Healthcare Reform Framework Drops Public Policy Option
Despite fears, healthcare overhaul is moving ahead
Obama speech aims to reenergize healthcare effort
Overhaul's contours are starting to take shape
Bristling at health plan to cover early retirees
September 8, 2009
Deeply divided House Democrats return to work
Obama Backs Public Option, Exchanges, Cap on Out-of-pocket Costs
President Obama says his critics lack healthcare answer
Insurance firms defend rescissions as fraud control
Data fuel regional fight on Medicare spending
U.S. helps pay for Cobra
September 4, 2009
Older Women Have More Difficulty Obtaining Health Insurance
Snowe's Trigger Plan to Boost Insurance Competition
Obama will lay out specifics in healthcare speech, aides say
Healthcare idea has public plan only as backup
HMO claims-rejection rates trigger California investigation
California leaders back health program for the poor
September 3, 2009
Health Plan Premiums Vary Widely by State
Group Charges Health Insurers Are Violating State Labor Code
Obama aides aim to simplify and scale back health bills
Conservatives see need for serious health debate
Underinsured find health bills piling up
Democrats target high earners to help fund health plan
Kaiser study finds shortcomings in Massachusetts insurance programs
September 2, 2009
IOM Panel Calls for More Precise Definitions on Ethnicity, Language
Health overhaul may ride on tactic
Conservative Democrats expect a health deal
Democrats try tougher tone on health plan
Small businesses back overhaul of healthcare
$5-a-day Cinergy Health insurance piles up complaints
Health insurers set up shop at malls
September 1, 2009
Health Coverage Does Not Protect Against Incurring Medical Debt
House Bill Would Balance Medicare Part D Benefit Cost Increases with Lower Drug Costs
Massachusetts devises new health coverage for legal immigrants
Debit cards reward Medicaid patients for care
Mexico's healthcare lures Americans