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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
10 March 10 10:20 PM

The president said he would unleash auditors in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, a move to please both liberals and conservatives. Read More...

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State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama’s Plan to Curb Health Premiums
09 March 10 12:58 AM

Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection. Read More...

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Obama Warns Democrats of Urgency of Health Bill
08 March 10 04:58 PM

In an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support to push legislation through a final series of votes. Read More...

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Obama Wields Goldman Sachs Study of Insurers in Health Fight
06 March 10 10:30 PM

Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down. Read More...

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Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle
06 March 10 10:00 PM

Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down. Read More...

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Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
05 March 10 02:58 PM

President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable. Read More...

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In Final Push, Obama Urges ‘Up-or-Down’ Vote on Health
03 March 10 03:42 PM

President Obama on Wednesday did not call specifically for “reconciliation,” a parliamentary tactic, but senior advisers made clear that was his plan. Read More...

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Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Proposals
03 March 10 02:10 AM

The president told Congressional leaders that while he was open to addressing some Republican concerns, he would press ahead with the health care overhaul. Read More...

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White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
02 March 10 10:30 PM

The president and many other Democrats, especially those facing re-election, had hoped the conversation would be back on the economy by now. Read More...

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Obama to Highlight Cost in New Health Bill Push
01 March 10 11:05 PM

The president planned to focus on the argument that the costs of failing to pass legislation would be higher insurance premiums and lost coverage for individuals and businesses. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Democratic Party, Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Pelosi, Nancy