GOP, Democrats Increasingly Use Health Reform Lessons To Shape Other Policies

May 5th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in Health Insurance

GOP, Democrats Increasingly Use Health Reform Lessons To Shape Other Policies
The Associated Press: Politics within the Republican Party are having a profound affect on sweeping policy issues “such as immigration, health care and deficit spending.” The reason behind this development is that many incumbent Republicans are moving to the right to protect themselves against primary election challenges. “On health care, the fiercely debated new law almost surely would have …

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Local Democrats celebrate health care victory, plan fall strategy

April 21st, 2010 No Comments   Posted in Health Insurance

Local Democrats celebrate health care victory, plan fall strategy
Local Democrats gathered this weekend to celebrate their party’s legislative victory of getting health insurance reform passed through Congress this year and strategize for selling it to voters this fall.

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Democrats, Republicans Using Health Reform Votes To Plot November Strategies

April 10th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in Health Insurance

Democrats, Republicans Using Health Reform Votes To Plot November Strategies
The Associated Press: Vulnerable Democrats around the country are “tiptoeing” during the recess as they prepare for midterm elections. “Tough votes for Obama’s health care plan have further complicated the re-election prospects of dozens of already vulnerable freshman and second-term Democrats. There’s even a chance the party could lose control of one or both houses in the midterm elections …

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Looney Tunes: Democrats on Health Care

April 5th, 2010 25 Comments   Posted in Health Insurance

Local Republicans, Democrats weigh in on new health care bill

April 1st, 2010 No Comments   Posted in Health Insurance

Local Republicans, Democrats weigh in on new health care bill
Republicans and Democrats took sides in the national debate on health care reform, and even after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the reform legislation Sunday night, the debate continues. Even at the local level.

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