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Healthcare
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The GOP flip-flops on health care rationing againTue, 07/20/2010 - 11:53When insurers limit services, it's okay, but when the government sets limits, we get "death panels" ...
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Study: Racial Disparities Exist With Asthma CareWed, 06/09/2010 - 10:24African American and Hispanic children may not be receiving the same care and treatment for asthma as Caucasian children, even when they have the same access to care, CNN reports. A study published in this week's medical journal, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, examined more than 800,000 children who were covered by the same health insurance system provided by the U.S. military. They found the prevalence and severity of asthma were higher in ...
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Girl Scouts Partnering With National Urban League On ‘I am Empowered’ CampaignTue, 05/25/2010 - 13:17Girl Scouts of the USA announced today that it is joining the National Urban League’s “I am Empowered” campaign, a yearlong public service initiative designed to rally millions of Americans around education, employment, housing and healthcare. ...
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Obama Featured In New Ad Targeting African AmericansFri, 03/12/2010 - 11:09President Obama is featured in a new television commercial targeting African American voters, where he is seen asking for help in pressuring Congress to approve health care reform legislation, CNN reports. "The special interests are marshaling their forces for one last fight to save the status quo and we can't let that happen," Ob ...
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Obama Delays Healthcare TripFri, 03/12/2010 - 10:02President Obama's departure for an upcoming overseas trip has been pushed back three days as Democrats prepare for a final push on health care reform, CNN reports. Obama will leave for his trip to Indonesia and Australia on March 21 instead of March 18, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced Friday. The president previously expressed a willingness to delay the trip to wor ...
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What a week: Chile's aftershocks, Kansas City's school closuresFri, 03/12/2010 - 01:00Here are five stories to keep you in The Loop. ...
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Podcast: 'Both Sides Of The Loop' 9Sat, 02/27/2010 - 02:07The latest edition of 'Both Sides of the Loop' ...
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Health Care Marketer To Cut 1,400 JobsWed, 02/17/2010 - 10:36According to The Wall Street Journal, health insurance marketer Humana announced that it is looking to eliminate 5 percent of its work force, or about 1,400 employees. Human Inc. made the decision after recording a decline in customer enrollments. The company will cut 2,500 jobs in total but will in turn fill 1,100 positions in ...
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Obama Encourages Fight For Healthcare Reform In SpeechThu, 01/28/2010 - 17:35According to ABC News, President Barack Obama urged Congress to maintain its work towards reforming U.S. health care in his recent State Of The Union address."Here's what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform," said Obama yesterday in his first ...
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Pelosi: Senate Healthcare Bill Cannot Pass HouseThu, 01/21/2010 - 17:30According to Reuters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to pass the House of Representatives."I don't see the votes for it,&quo ...
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J.Lo talks healthcare
Thu, 06/17/2010 - 00:04
In the following video, Jennifer Lopez discusses The Maribel Founda ... -
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Chris Rock talks healthcare
Wed, 04/14/2010 - 00:00
Chris Rock talks about healthcare on Real Time With Bill Maher. ... -
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Small businesses and healthcare
Mon, 03/22/2010 - 09:13
Check out how new federal health care legislation affects small bus ... -
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Nancy Pelosi talks healthcare
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 01:00
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about President Obama's health car ... -
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$165M spent to influence public
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:41
It cost $165 million to create political ads that would influence t ... -
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Harry Reid's health care bill
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 08:37
The Senate majority leader announced Democrats' plan for health car ... -
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Cao supports health care plan
Mon, 11/09/2009 - 10:59
Louisiana's Joseph Cao was the lone Republican Congressman to vote ... -
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Obama on AARP, AMA support
Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:48
The president speaks about two major endorsements of the House heal ... -
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Michelle Obama's health care story
Fri, 10/23/2009 - 16:22
First lady Michelle Obama talks about women and families' need for ... -
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Preventing breast cancer
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 14:40
Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron of The Susan G. Komen Foundation offers g ...
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