WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law will extend coverage to 2 million fewer uninsured Americans than expected only a few months ago, congressional researchers said on ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking companies for financial donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, months before it is due to ...
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February 5, 2013 5:48 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending on Social Security and healthcare will double to $3.2 trillion a year over the next decade, threatening a sharp rise in national debt unless Congress acts ...
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January 30, 2013 5:04 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare and its beneficiaries in 100 metropolitan areas will pay less for durable equipment beginning July 1.The new prices, set by competitive bidding, are expected to save ...
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January 24, 2013 5:29 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. mental health system has huge gaps that prevent many children with psychological problems from receiving effective treatment that could prevent tragic consequences later in life, ...
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January 24, 2013 5:09 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans want President Barack Obama and Congress to reduce the federal deficit without cutting Medicare, Social Security and education, according to polling data released Thursday.A joint ...
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January 6, 2013 11:12 am by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling ...
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November 19, 2012 3:51 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on a congressional panel investigating a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to tainted drugs have told the top U.S. drug regulator not to expect new authority to ...
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October 9, 2012 1:01 am by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroid shots should spur new legislation to regulate how pharmacies mix and dose drugs, experts said on Monday. ...
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October 4, 2012 1:34 am by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney agree that the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system is broken, but neither candidate on Wednesday presented voters with ...
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October 1, 2012 5:14 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is having difficulty implementing expansive new rules to improve food safety, nearly two years after President Barack Obama signed ...
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September 12, 2012 4:35 pm by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 1.3 million more Americans had health insurance in 2011, as healthcare reform helped blunt a decade-long decline in private coverage and government safety nets expanded to ...
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August 31, 2012 12:59 am by Morgan, David | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Medicare debate promises to be front and center in this fall's presidential campaign, as not just seniors but aging baby boomers focus on retiree healthcare.Recent polling ...
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