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House Panel Votes To Extend Health Coverage For College Students Who Take Medical Leave
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Wednesday by voice vote approved to extend a bill (HR 2851,
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Editorial, Opinion Piece, Letter To The Editor Address Health Care Issues In Presidential Election
Summaries of an editorial, opinion piece and letter to the editor about health care issues in the presidential election seem below. Editorial Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.
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Issue Brief Examines Effects Of Tax cipher On Health Insurance
“Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance,” Kaiser Family Foundation: The issue brief looks a the current tax treatment of health insurance, using examples of workers with different wage earnings to illustrate how the current tax cipher affects families depending on whether they have health coverage and whether that coverage is provided by an employer.
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Senate, House Reach Agreement On Policy Framework For Mental Health Parity Legislation
The House and Senate have reached an agreement on the policy framework for legislation that would require employers and health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical illnesses, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Georgia’s Health Care Laws Unlikely To Reduce Uninsured, Report Says
New Georgia state laws aimed at reducing the number of uninsured by providing incentives for them to buy lower-premium health care policies are not likely to work, according to a report issued that month by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Florida Times-Union reports.
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House Members Introduce Companion To Universal Health Insurance Bill Sponsored By Sen. Wyden
Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on Wednesday introduced a companion bill (HR 6444) to Senate legislation (S 334) that would set up a universal health insurance system in the U.S., the
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NPR Series Examines Health Care Systems In Five European Nations
NPR, in series titled “Health Care for All,” recently examined the health care systems in five European nations, which have lower health care costs than the U.S. and supply a higher quality of care on several measures. Summaries of the stories in the series seem below. Britain “
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