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Healthcare law reuniting Obama, Bill Clinton
By Darlene Superville / Associated Press | September 24, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Healthcare is reuniting President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. The two are set to appear together Tuesday to discuss Obama's healthcare law at a session sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president's foundation.
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Reform Update: Calif. docs argue Medicaid pay cuts will undermine expansion
By Andis Robeznieks | September 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
In an effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to block California's Medicaid pay cuts, doctors in the state are arguing that the lower rates will undermine the expansion of the state's Medicaid program.
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Gaining strength | Actuaries see rise in healthcare spending growth
By Melanie Evans | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The long slump in healthcare spending, whose growth slowed as the economy plunged into recession and never recovered, may be about to end.
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New York Genome Center opens $54 million facility in Manhattan
By Steven Ross Johnson | September 19, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The New York Genome Center celebrated the official opening Thursday of its $54 million, 170,000-square-foot facility in Manhattan.
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Reform Update: Health spending for 2013 will be sluggish but will pick up in 2014
By Melanie Evans | September 18, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health spending in the U.S. continued to rise at a historically low rate last year and will remain weak this year as the economy continues to drag, blockbuster drugs go off patent and households are responsible for a growing share of medical bills, federal projections show.
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Healthcare is major factor in long-term U.S. budget deficit, CBO says
By Jessica Zigmond | September 17, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Congressional Budget Office said it expects budget deficits to rise over the long term, fueled largely by growing spending for the nation's major healthcare programs and Social Security.
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Sebelius announces partnership with Rite Aid
By Associated Press | September 09, 2013
Americans seeking information on the new federal healthcare law will be able to find it at a Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain.
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Power plays | Combined heat and power systems save money, reduce energy dependence, but regulations can unplug hospitals' plans
By Kerry Grens | September 07, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The cost savings are attractive, but coming up with the money for a combined heat and power system, known a cogeneration, is a significant barrier.
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Obama: Forces conspiring against middle class
By Josh Lederman / Associated Press | August 31, 2013
President Barack Obama says it won't be easy to reverse forces that for decades have conspired against working Americans. But he says with a few bold steps and common sense in Washington, the U.S. can make progress.
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Healthcare, spending fight looms for Congress
By Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press | August 31, 2013
Stand by for one of the nastiest and, perhaps most economically dangerous U.S. political fights in recent memory.
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