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Democrats Seek More Control Over Health Insurance Rates
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCongressional Democrats have begun pushing legislation giving government regulators greater authority to block big increases in health insurance premiums, kicking off what is expected to be a years-long process of revising and expanding their major...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Hospitals and Clinics, Illinois, California, Washington (U.S. state)
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Obama: We are on the healthcare 'precipice,' but he meant that in a good way
Top of the TicketFull text. Democrat takes no questions after senators' meeting, but he really liked a recent New Yorker article.... -
What healthcare pork looks like
Opinion L.A.By now you've no doubt encountered some of the sputtering outrage over the deals that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) struck on healthcare reform to solidify the supermajority needed to overcome a GOP filibuster. The Times editorial board added... -
Who received Obama's presidential calls after today's Senate healthcare vote (Hint: Not Mitch McConnell)
Top of the TicketThe president called 14 people including the widow of Ted Kennedy. But he added one surprise call in there too.... -
Deficit worries spook Democrats
The Swampby Janet Hook With voter anger about the federal deficit intensifying in this election year, Democrats in Congress are edging away from one of their long-held articles of faith -- government spending on social programs such as education and relief......Tags: Polls, State Budgets, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Iowa
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Michael Hiltzik: Academia and the profit motive
Money & CompanyThe rise of the publicly traded for-profit university has led quite properly to questions about where the student's welfare ranks among the priorities of these institutions. Spokespersons for companies such as the University of Phoenix and Kaplan... -
On for-profit colleges; people on welfare and where they spend their money; and Jonah Goldberg's views on the GOP and upcoming elections
For, and against, for-profit colleges Re "The for-profit college bubble," Opinion, July 13 So-called for-profit colleges should not be allowed to play their shell game with taxpayer money. As things stand, such institutions are just one more mechanism...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Credit and Debt, Interior Policy, State Budgets, Adult Education
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For-profit college stocks slammed on student loan repayment data
Money & CompanyShares of for-profit colleges plummeted Monday, continuing a summer-long plunge on deepening fears over a potential federal crackdown on the industry. Heavy selling hit stocks including Santa Ana-based Corinthian Colleges Inc., which tumbled $1.44, or 22%... -
'Now what?' Obama asks fellow Democrats (Video)
Top of the TicketFive days after meeting with Republican House members, Democrat Obama has a long chat with his party's senators.... -
Freeze? What freeze? FDA in line for another budget boost
Booster ShotsThe Food and Drug Administration is a screaming exception to the Obama administration’s freeze on discretionary spending in the 2011 budget. Overall, the FDA budget could grow by as much as 23% to just over $4 billion from the current...... -
How U.S. Senate resembles Westminster Dog Show
Top of the TicketThey all have professional handlers, experts hired to create buzz and show them off to advantage. No, not the animals at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Arguably, the pets have more dignity. We're talking about the U.S....... -
Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Health and Safety at School, Polls, News Agency, Medicaid, Satellite and Cable Service
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