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Group Health of Seattle's experience undermines co-op argument
Wyden, Cooper hope to dump employer-based health insurance system
Moody's says healthcare's vulnerable to economy's ills
3 million children, adolescents slip into coverage gap
SEC backs universal health insurance ballot measure
Survey: Universal healthcare would boost MD shortage
PA hospitals won't charge for 'never events'
SPOTLIGHT: Candidates should push treatment effectiveness
It's all well and good to advocate for universal healthcare coverage, but unless we trim costs universal coverage is not sustainable, suggests New York Times columnist David Leonhardt. If they really want to fix the U.S. health system, presidential candidates should encourage the industry to focus on which treatments really work, he says. Article
ALSO NOTED: Leavitt plans state-by-state tour; MA woman faces miscarriage charges; and much more...
> See Leavitt run! The HHS head plans to spend 100 days zipping form state to state to help them develop proposals for expanded healthcare coverage. Article
> An 18-year-old Massachusetts woman who took ulcer drug misoprostol late in her pregnancy, then miscarried, now faces felony charges. …
... Read more...Bush focuses on healthcare in speech
President Bush joined the national debate on universal healthcare last night with two proposals outlined in his State of the Union speech. In a previous radio address, Bush had revealed his plan to control healthcare costs by tax breaks to help low-income people buy insurance and a tax boost for employees whose health coverage costs more than average. Last night he also announced a policy to support the universal health efforts of several states. The so-called "Affordable Choices …
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