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On a rainy day, Obama takes Cabinet secretaries Sebelius, LaHood out for a round of golf
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Elections, Ray LaHood, Anthony Foxx
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Global Warming, Work Relations, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Weather, Elections
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George Michael: Obamacare - The coming train wreck
According to one national leader, Obamacare is “a huge train wreck coming down.” You might be tempted to dismiss this quote as another tea party attack on the president’s health care law. But you would be wrong. This statement was...Tags: Labor Legislation, Comprehensive Health, Justice System, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections
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Two states say 2014 Obamacare insurance costs on low side
ReutersBy Sharon Begley and Caroline Humer May 17 (Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the U.S. Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Insurance, Health Net Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. advisory on mercury in fish tied up at health department
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at lower levels than...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Seafood, Environmental Issues, Health
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Making sense of scandals
The Obama administration's first term was remarkably free of scandals. The second term is making up for lost time. Some of the President Barack Obama's harshest critics have even begun comparing him to President Richard Nixon, a byword for corruption,...Tags: Richard Nixon, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Issues, Richard M. Daley, University of Chicago
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U.S. advisory on mercury in fish tied up at health dept
ReutersBy Toni Clarke WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Seafood, Environmental Issues, Health
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Washington, DC, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Max Baucus, Orrin Hatch
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In uproar over U.S. seizure of AP records, focus turns to Holder
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated...Tags: National Security Agency, News Agency, Washington, DC, Police Investigations, National Government
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: Insurance, Government Health Care, Antitrust Issues, Washington, DC, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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U.S. charges 89 people in $223 million Medicare fraud schemes
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Federal officials charged 89 people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in eight U.S. cities on Tuesday with Medicare fraud schemes that the government said totaled $223 million in...Tags: Eric Holder, Justice System, Government Health Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Tampa
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U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. hospital charges for the same procedure vary widely, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars, even within a particular town or city, according to data the U.S. government released on Wednesday to boost consumer...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Consumers
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