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A Family's Flu Suffering and an Employer Dilemma       November 13, 2009
Feature: When a UPS employee and his wife came down with swine flu, they endured tragedy and millions of dollars in medical bills. Their story points out how exposed some workers can be to the illness and how little employers can do for them, ...
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Drive for Robust Public Option in Health Care ...       October 26, 2009
News: The battle cry among House Democratic leaders for a robust public option health care plan based on paying providers Medicare rates plus 5 percent appears to be weakening.
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Illinois Doctors Who Treat the Poor Get State ...       October 1, 2009
News: The state is doling out about $5 million in bonus payments to doctors who provide quality care to patients on public-aid programs, state health officials say.
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Preparing for an IT Talent Squeeze       October 1, 2009
Feature: IT employers, take note: The federal government's tight time frame for computerization, along with a steep implementation curve, will require more IT workers for health care organizations--soon. Job projections range from at least 41,...
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Senate Finance Members Offer Changes to Health ...       September 21, 2009
News: Members of the pivotal Senate Finance Committee have offered 564 amendments to a broad health reform blueprint inked by Sen. Max Baucus and released Wednesday, September 16.
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Senate Panel Releases Trimmed-Down Health Reform ...       September 16, 2009
News: The Senate Finance Committee plan would cost an estimated $774 billion over 10 years, which is less than the $1 trillion price tag of other proposals. A US Chamber of Commerce rep says, 'It ain't perfect, but it is certainly a vast improvem
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Number of Uninsured Rose in 2008, Census Bureau ...       September 10, 2009
News: The number of people without health insurance in the US increased slightly last year as employment-based coverage continued its long, steady decline, the Bureau of the Census reported.
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Employer, Business Groups Push Private-Sector ...       September 2, 2009
News: The new coalition opposes an employer mandate and public insurance option as part of reform.
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House Panel Asks Health Insurers for Executive ...       August 21, 2009
News: A House committee with jurisdiction over health care reform legislation has sent letters to more than 50 major commercial health insurers asking them to identify by name each executive who earned at least $500,000 a year in any year from ...
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