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The Senate Stalls on Medicare |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
published: July 5, 2008, NY Times
Before leaving town for the Fourth of July recess, Senate Republicans thwarted a vote on a sensible Medicare bill that would benefit doctors and patients at the expense of overpaid private health plans. The House approved the legislation with a vote of 355 to 59. The bill is supported by most doctors, hospitals and pharmacists. But it is vehemently opposed by the insurance industry and its Republican coddlers. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 July 2008 )
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Illness and Medical Bills.. |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
Illness and Medical Bills Cause Half of All Bankruptcies
2 Million Americans Financially Ruined Each Year
Harvard Study Finds 2200% Increase Since 1981
Most of Those Bankrupted by Illness Were Middle Class and Had Insurance BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE--February 2, 2005--Medical problems contributed to about half of all bankruptcies, involving 700,000 households in 2001, according to a story published today as a Web Exclusive by the journal Health Affairs. Families with children were especially hard hit -- about 700,000 children lived in families that declared bankruptcy in the aftermath of serious medical problems. Another 600,000 spouses, elderly parents and other dependents brought the total number of people directly affected by medical bankruptcies to more than two million annually. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 June 2008 )
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Candidates Health Care Proposals |
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008 |
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Sources: Free Press research from campaign Web sites, interviews, candidate speeches and analyses by independent groups |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 May 2008 )
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