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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Israel, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Politics, Illegal Immigrants
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GOP freshmen share how to handle town hall anger
ELKTON, Md. (AP) — Democrats are spending big money to generate public outrage at the Republican plan to replace fee-for-service Medicare with government vouchers. But recent town hall meetings were holler-free for two House Republican freshmen....Tags: Maryland, Government Health Care, Voting, Elections, Republican Party
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AP-GfK Poll: Medicare doesn't have to be cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll shows most Americans don't believe Medicare and Social Security have to be cut to balance the federal budget. The Associated Press-GfK poll shows that arguments for overhauling middle-class benefit programs to pare...Tags: Washington, DC, Government Health Care, Social Security, Republican Party, Government Debt
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Insurance, Plastic Surgeons, Government Health Care, Genetics, Breast Cancer
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Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Pneumonia, Asthma, Health Insurance
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YOUR MONEY: How to see the world and 'arbitrage' your retirement
Reuters(The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own) By Chris Taylor NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - In the financial world, arbitrage is a trading strategy that earns profit by exploiting price differences between markets. By that...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Government Health Care, European Debt Crisis, Mutual Funds, Career and Workplace
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How to see the world and 'arbitrage' your retirement
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - In the financial world, arbitrage is a trading strategy that earns profit by exploiting price differences between markets. By that definition, Dan Prescher is a sophisticated arbitrageur. The 58-year-old makes a decent living as a...Tags: Government Health Care, Economy, Business and Finance, European Debt Crisis, Mutual Funds, Career and Workplace
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Study: Couples retiring this year will need $220,000 for medical costs
Sun SentinelA 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to cover future medical costs despite being enrolled in Medicare, according to a study just released by Fidelity Investments. The $220,000 covers the medical costs that Medicare doesn't with...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance Cost
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Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...
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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Drugs and Medicines, Health Care Reform (2009), Government Health Care, Prescription Drugs
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
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House GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale back or kill it
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured...Tags: White House, Washington, DC, Elections, Prescription Drugs, Politics
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