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Feds ignored Medicare scam warnings for years

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- For three years, the federal agency in charge of preventing Medicare fraud repeatedly ignored internal watchdog warnings about swindlers stealing millions of dollars by scamming several programs, documents show.


Falling public support for health-care reform can be turned around

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey results published this week in the journal Health Affairs show that while only 27 percent of adults currently support the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's proposed healthcare legislation, an amended bill could gain ...


Democrats try to move on health bill; GOP objects (AP)

Democrats try to move on health bill; GOP objects

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created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Senate Finance Committee Democrats working on sweeping health care legislation are attempting a delicate juggling act: Making health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans while holding ...


Senate Finance starts work on sweeping health bill (AP)

Senate Finance starts work on sweeping health bill

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Under pressure from fellow Democrats, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee decided to commit an additional $50 billion over a decade toward making insurance more affordable for working class ...


White House, hospitals reach deal on health care

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The nation's hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul ...