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Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a higher bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — He'll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you'll pay higher premiums under President Barack Obama's plan. It's not just the 1 percent who'll feel the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Prescription Drugs, Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Barack Obama
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Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago. With important details...
Tags: Nursing Homes, Consumers, Washington, DC, Health Insurance Cost, Prescription Drugs
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Social Security at forefront in Walorski-Mullen race
South Bend TribuneRepublican congressional candidate Jackie Walorski's new campaign advertisement is sure to pull at some voters' heartstrings in north-central Indiana. But her Democratic opponent, Brendan Mullen, says it misrepresents her position on Social Security....Tags: Tea Party Movement, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Barack Obama, Government Health Care
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Obama, Romney both see reasons to worry in Florida
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have this in common when it comes to Florida: They're both worried about the biggest election battleground prize. The president has an edge here, but Democrats fear the advantage...
Tags: Israel, Polls, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Foreclosures
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Vice President Biden's full remarks to the Democratic National Convention
Below are the full remarks of Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery: My fellow Democrats, and my favorite Democrat. Jilly, I want you to know that Beau, Hunt, Ashley, and I are so proud of you. We...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Executive Branch, Values, Politics, Barack Obama
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Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yes, if Mitt Romney wins the White House and his Republican allies retake the Senate, he could shred most of President Barack Obama's health care law without having to overpower a Democratic filibuster. But it won't be as easy...Tags: Washington, DC, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics, Laws
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Q&A: What does the health care law mean for you?
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama's health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even for patients...Tags: Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Mitch McConnell, Poverty, Mitt Romney
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2nd District candidates differ on health care law
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterAll of the candidates running in Indiana's 2nd District congressional race have complaints about the health care law the Supreme Court upheld last week. They differ, though, on how they think lawmakers should react. Republican Jackie Walorski firmly...Tags: Lawyers, Health, Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Government Health Care
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2012 Medicare debate is all about the baby boomers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers might want to take note: Medicare as their parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. If you dial down the partisan rhetoric, there are some surprising similarities...Tags: Washington, DC, Parties and Movements, Health, Politics, Republican Party
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Medicare back on the brink over cuts to doctors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors are again facing steep Medicare cuts that could undermine health care for millions of seniors and disabled people, unless Congress acts by Jan. 1 to stave them off. The cuts have become a recurring symbol of the...Tags: Washington, DC, Health, Government Health Care
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Hospital talks partly driven by health overhaul
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The growing ranks of patients insured by Medicare and Medicaid are among the factors driving talks between two independent northern Indiana hospitals to operate jointly. Elkhart General Hospital and South Bend Memorial Hospital...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, Indiana, Health, Medicaid
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Ill. man accused in RI 'erectile pumps' scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say an Illinois man has agreed to plead guilty in Rhode Island on charges that he shipped unwanted "erectile pumps" to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said Thursday...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Diabetes
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