Skepticism is high that Republicans would agree to raise revenues, or that Democrats would slash spending on programs like Medicaid, but economists called for both actions.
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Republicans Name 6 to Debt-Reduction Panel
Friday, March 12th, 2010Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Care Proposals
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010President Obama offered to address some Republican concerns by embracing proposals to encourage the use of medical savings accounts and to increase payments to doctors who treat Medicaid patients.
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Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Care Proposals
Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Care Proposals
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010President Obama offered to address some Republican concerns by embracing proposals to encourage the use of medical savings accounts and to increase payments to doctors who treat Medicaid patients.
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Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Care Proposals
States Consider Medicaid Cuts as Use Grows
Friday, February 19th, 2010Relentless fiscal pressure is driving the potential cuts, even as Democrats push to add 15 million to the rolls.
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States Consider Medicaid Cuts as Use Grows
Hospital Cuts Dialysis Care for the Poor in Miami
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The decision by Jackson Health System affects 175 patients, and leaves some to rely on emergency rooms for life-sustaining treatments.
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Hospital Cuts Dialysis Care for the Poor in Miami
States With Expanded Health Coverage Fight Bill
Saturday, December 26th, 2009States that have already broadened health care coverage say that the Senate overhaul bill unfairly penalizes them.
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States With Expanded Health Coverage Fight Bill
News Analysis: Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private
Monday, November 23rd, 2009The Martin Luther King Jr. hospital is entering a public-private partnership for more cost-effective operations.
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News Analysis: Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private
Report Criticizes Medicare Role in Fraud Investigations
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Investigators are reporting that the Medicare program largely failed to give antifraud contractors much of the information they needed to do their work.
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Report Criticizes Medicare Role in Fraud Investigations
Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report Says
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Agency directors fear that lawmakers will need to find more money or cut benefits or payments to doctors and hospitals.
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Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report Says
Majority Leader Protects Home State
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Harry Reid of Nevada has secured a special deal protecting his state against the costs of expanding Medicaid under one of the major health care bills moving through Congress.
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Majority Leader Protects Home State