Mayo may see windfall from health bill – Minneapolis Star Tribune
As House and Senate lawmakers reconcile their health care bills with an eye to final passage, one provision is prompting celebration from a small group of influential hospitals that stand to gain millions in Medicare dollars. Language in both bills
Obama prods Congress to pass health bill quickly – Oakland Press
the message at an Oval Office meeting Tuesday evening with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his No. 2, Sen. Dick Durbin in the Senate, House Democrats will probably have
Pelosi: Lawmakers ‘very close’ on health care – USA Today
Pelosi’s optimistic prediction came after days of frantic work by staff members, lawmakers and the president himself to iron out the differences between sweeping bills passed by the House and Senate before Christmas. Obama wants final legislation on
Sick with Terror: Inadequate health care kills 45,000 Americans per – Huffingtonpost.com
The media have been swamped with reports about the attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day. When Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, now dubbed the “underwear bomber,” failed in his alleged attack, the lives of close to 300 people
US health spending grew to $2.3 trillion in 2008 – Charleston Gazette
some welcome news and yet another warning sign,” said Jonathan Blum, a top official at the government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dave Camp of Michigan, top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee. “They spend $1
W.Va. mental health provider alleges retaliation – KTVZ.com
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is trying to “destroy” one of its largest providers of mental health services, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit Northwood Health Systems plans to file. The Wheeling-based company, which treats roughly
Obama favoring ‘Cadillac tax’ in health bid – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told top Democratic House members yesterday that he favors a tax on insurance companies offering more expensive health care plans as a means of extending insurance to millions of people who are not covered
Pelosi says lawmakers ‘very close’ on health care – Springfield News Sun
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are “very close” to resolving differences between the House and Senate health care bills and sending a final version to President Barack Obama. Pelosi spoke at the White House after a meeting
Muslim group seeks fed probe of face-covering ban – Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says even though the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences policy is aimed at students, it would have “a disproportionate impact on the religious rights of Muslim employees.” The policy bans
