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Health Care Reform passes Senate
1 hour, 33 minutes ago ago from Commonplace Book
According to MSNBC.com: WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill Thursday that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold Christmas Eve morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice ...
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17 hours ago ago from Value Based Purchasing and Health Care Reform
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on its healthcare legislation tomorrow morning, Christmas Eve. After clearing several procedural hurdles this week, senators will hold a final vote on the reform bill at 7 a.m. EST. If the legislation is passed, the Senate bill will then have to be reconciled with the House bill (see Nov. 7 th post below) before a final bill can make its way to the president. Congressional leaders are ...
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16 hours ago ago from Anything New Today
The smart money has been saying this week that the final health-care legislation will look a lot like the Senate bill that is very likely to pass tomorrow with 60 votes. But there could still be a month or more of hollering left before all is said and done. The standard line has been that House and Senate Dems will reconcile their health bills before the president delivers the State of the Union address, which is typically given in late ...
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14 hours ago ago from Health News - Health News 24/7/365
WASHINGTON - With the passage of a Senate bill for healthcare reform Thursday, President Barack Obama is hoping to sign his top domestic priority into law before his Jan 21 State of the Union address. Congressional debate on the complicated issue of healthcare reform began in spring and continued into the summer and autumn. Here's how the legislation wended its way through the Congress: Feb 4: In one of the first concrete ...
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15 hours ago ago from All things Health Care and our Environment
That topical heading is not a derisive comment from this blogger, its just one way to help readers look forward to the proposed 7 A.M. Thursday scheduled final voting on the health care reform bill. The President’s interview with Robert Siegel and Julie Rovner of National Public Radio is a prelude to what everyone already knows: that at this juncture, passing the senate version of the health care reform bill is a done deal. The next schedule ...
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A Consumer's Guide To Health Reform : NPR
52 minutes ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast A Consumer's Guide To Health Reform Jordan Rau , Julie Appleby , Phil Galewitz and Mary Agnes Carey text size A A A December 24, 2009 Now that the Senate has ...
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20 hours ago ago from NBC
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16 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From Left by Kevin Whitelaw Enlarge Susan Walsh / AP President Obama makes a statement at the White House on Monday. ...
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1 hour, 52 minutes ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Senate Says Yes To Landmark Health Bill by Scott Hensley Enlarge Win McNamee / Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks at a rally of Democratic ...
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19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Last month, history was made. The House passed a health care bill that gave the American people what they want. In poll after poll , people want to have the choice of a public option, to keep their health care benefits untaxed, and to have affordable health care. The House bill came very close to those goals. The Senate took its first step towards passing a health care bill. While the Senate bill includes significant reforms, it looks ...
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