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GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Academy of Pediatrics, CVS Corp., Aetna Inc., Private Health Care
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US senator says Sebelius should stop healthcare fundraising
Reuters* House Republicans seek identity of companies contacted * Senate Republican calls on Sebelius to cease fund-raising By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Cigna Corporation, Humana Incorporated, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Aetna Inc.
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Senator says Sebelius should stop healthcare fundraising
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim the action could violate the law. As...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Humana Incorporated, Cigna Corporation, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Aetna Inc.
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Despite economic woes, 9th District a hot spot for contributions
L.A.'s 9th City Council District is among the poorest in the city, taking in a stretch of South Los Angeles where the median household income is less than $30,000 per year. Yet despite persistent economic woes, the district has become a hot spot for...
Tags: Public Officials, Gil Cedillo, Labor Legislation, Wendy Greuel, Local Elections
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Obama's health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
Reuters* Sebelius has been asking companies for help since March * Administration says solicitations authorized by law * Republican senator says he will look for violations By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Finance, Drugs and Medicines, Parties and Movements
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For Wal-Mart, should healthcare be a cost of doing business?
Big employers beware -- some California lawmakers want to pressure you to extend health insurance to virtually everyone who lands on your payroll, even part-timers who work less than two hours a day. That's one of the effects that a bill by...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance, Justice System
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HCC Awarded Grant by CareFirst
Harford Community College has received a $25,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to support development of an electronic health records system that will bolster training of the institution's nearly 2,200 Nursing and Allied Health students....Tags: Medical Specialization, Warren E Barry, Financial Aid, Nursing, Science and Technology
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Neurosurgeon performs procedure on wrong side of woman's brain; hospital apologizes
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis-based health care company has apologized while acknowledging that a neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient's brain. SSM Health Care's apology on Tuesday followed a lawsuit filed Friday on...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, St. Louis, Laws, Justice System, Trials
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Health Council to Host 'The Politics of Health Policy' with Scott Rasmussen
HartfordThe Connecticut Health Council, an association of health sector leaders who work together to promote Connecticut as a premier center for the development of businesses, initiatives, and technology that improve health care and wellness both nationally and...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Health Organizations, Sales, Conservation, Business
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READER SUBMITTED: Trinity College To Host Conference On The Affordable Care Act
StatewideHaving introduced a master's degree program this academic year in health care policy, Trinity will host a major conference on April 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Mather Hall on The Affordable Care Act of 2010, colloquially known as Obamacare. A...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, U.S. Congress, Yale University, Justice System
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UnitedHealth Profit Falls As U.S. Government Payments Decline
Lower government payments for private Medicare services and prescriptions for older people dragged down UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s first-quarter profits, the company said Thursday. Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hemsley also warned during a conference...Tags: Credit Ratings, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Marketing, Stephen J. Hemsley, Health Management Associates Incorporated
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Ahead of reform, medical care slowdown hits US companies
Reuters(Repeats story to additional subscribers) By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - As the clock ticks down to the start of a U.S. healthcare overhaul, companies from device makers to hospital chains have been surprised to see Americans make even...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Auto Trends, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Career and Workplace
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