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Obama hawks health care overhaul, citing study – Associated Press

July 26th, 2009 Comments off

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, citing a new White House study suggesting that small businesses pay far more per employee for health insurance than big companies, said Saturday the disparity is “unsustainable – it’s unacceptable.” “And it …

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Proponents take case for health reform to Gordon’s doorstep – Daily News Journal

July 25th, 2009 Comments off

Two days after President Barack Obama took his case to overhaul the nation’s health care industry to a national TV audience, dozens of people took the effort a step further with a rally downtown Friday. Some 50 people chanted to the beat of a metal …

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Several health care models surpass ours – Las Vegas Sun

July 25th, 2009 Comments off

Lately there have been proposals for health care reform in the United States. The Associated Press reported recently that the U.S. spent $7,290 per person in 2007, while Britain spent $2,992 and France spent $3,601. A World Health Organization survey …

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SPIN METER: Few health exec visits to WH public – AOL

July 25th, 2009 Comments off

WASHINGTON -Despite President Barack Obama’s promise of transparency on his health care overhaul, few White House meetings with medical industry representatives on a list recently released by his administration were made public at the time, an …

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