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Former congressman Massa says Dems set him up over health care

Massa's allegation that he was the victim of a setup, in order to lower the number of "yes" votes needed to pass a bill, fed into that growing anxiety about Democratic tactics.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Will Abortion Fight Kill Health Care Reform Legislation?

After a year of debate, it won't be the public option that derails health care reform. Nor will it be death panels. But it might be abortion. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Do you want to see more open summits in government?

President Obama declared Thursday that the time for debate over health-care reform has come to an end, closing an unusual seven-hour summit with congressional leaders by sending a clear message that Democrats will move forward to pass major legislatio [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Will any health care legislation be passed in the next year?

President Obama signaled his determination to forge ahead with a Democratic vision of comprehensive health-care reform as he unveiled on Monday an ambitious proposal that would extend coverage to 31 million people, raise taxes on the wealthy and ratch [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Soft drink tax battle shifts to states - your take?

Reporting from Washington - After successfully quashing discussion of a federal tax on soft drinks last year, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the fast-food industry are facing a new battle on the state level, where legislators are beginning to conside [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Whole Foods incentivizes workers to be healthy with discounts

Upscale grocer Whole Foods has a new voluntary program to reward workers who don’t use nicotine and meet specific numbers for body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol during in-store screenings. Have the right numbers, and you get up to 30% o [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Your feelings about genetic testing in health care

Last fall, Sgt. Timothy Gall, an Army medic stationed at Fort Belvoir, sought clues to the multiple sclerosis and heart disease that ran in his family by looking into his DNA. All it took was some spit and about a thousand bucks.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Excise tax on 'Cadillac' health-care plans is a bad idea

The idea of an excise tax on "Cadillac" health-care plans sounds like magic. It would raise almost $150 billion over 10 years to help finance health-care "reform"; it would be paid by employers, insurance companies and "the rich"; it would help "bend  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Rush Limbaugh accidentally praises socialized medicine

Limbaugh added he got the best health care anywhere right here in the United States. What Limbaugh, a powerful and outspoken opponent of the Obama Health Care Plan, failed to mention is the medical system in Hawaii is as close to socialized medicine a [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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The Cost of Care - National Geographic Magazine

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The United States spends more on medical care per person than any country, yet life expectancy is shorter than in most other developed nations and many developing ones. Lack of health insurance is a factor in life span and contributes to an estimated  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Tanning-parlor tax: Offset skin cancer costs by taxing the source

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The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that, under the new proposal, taxable revenue from tanning salons will remain steady or rise slightly year over year for the next decade. Yet the $5 billion business of bronzing -- especially by means of the c [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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The AMA owns a monopoly on medical billing codes

It is a monopoly that critics say gets in the way of making health care less expensive and potentially more effective.AMA President Dr. James Rohack would not disclose how much the group raises from the codes each year, but he said that it is a portio [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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