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CIGNA Acquires Kronos, A Health-Wellness Company
The Hartford CourantCIGNA Corp. has acquired an Arizona company that arranges flu shots, cholesterol screenings and other health and wellness programs delivered to people at their workplace. The Philadelphia-based health insurer, which has major operations in Bloomfield,...Tags: Insurance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Arizona, Health, Connecticut
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Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid plan
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage. The student loan measure would...Tags: Corporate Crime, Joe Biden, Elections, Corruption, Colleges and Universities
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Legal services can improve health in low-income neighborhoods
Maria Perez's fever had climbed to 103, her body ached and she had trouble breathing. After being told in the emergency room that she had pneumonia, Perez went to a clinic in South Los Angeles for a follow-up appointment.
The doctor asked Perez about her...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, California, Los Angeles, Disasters and Accidents, University of California
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Pelosi says it won't be long before health care bill passes; Dems add student loans to package
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Steny H. Hoyer, Demographics, Illegal Immigrants, Christopher J. Dodd
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Details of the health care overhaul plan shaped by Obama and Democrats in Congress
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as next week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, California, Medicaid, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations
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It's more than just jobs, health care as Obama juggles priorities in a heated election year
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say...Tags: George Bush, Pennsylvania, Pakistan, Politics, Elections
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Health care crunch time leads Obama to delay Asia trip as Congress tries to pass big overhaul
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate. The trip to Guam, Australia and...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Politics, Elections, Australia, Justice System
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Cost control's the key
Critics of the comprehensive healthcare reform bills pending in Congress have trotted out a number of hyperbolic arguments against the legislation, some of which are easy to refute. It's not a government takeover of American medicine -- the bills retain...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Drugs and Medicines, Corporate Crime, Medicaid, Insurance
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Boehner: Health vote 'at their own peril'
The Swampby Mark Silva Amid word that President Barack Obama has delayed his planned Pacific and Asian tour next week - including stops in Guam and Indonesia - the House Republican leader said today that no amount of pressure on Congress......Tags: Corporate Crime, Entertainment, Elections, Corruption, National Government
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UConn Presents Health Center Proposal To Legislators
The Hartford CourantIn what has become something of a tradition, UConn officials briefed state legislators on the latest plan for the University of Connecticut Health Center Thursday, pledging that if legislators give the go-ahead for $352 million in proposed construction,...Tags: Rick Green, Mary Ann Handley, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Regional Authority
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We asked you: Should Democrats pass health-care reform without any Republican support?
We asked you: Should Democrats pass health-care reform without any Republican support? YES: 54% NO: 46% GOP just wants to ruin Obama The Republicans have indicated over and over that they have no interest in health-care reform and that they will not...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Parties and Movements, Politics, Elections, Social Security
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Some oppose health care reform because of racism toward Obama
If the first step in overcoming a problem is recognizing you have one, South Florida is in worse shape than I thought. Since Florida helped elect Barack Obama as president, too many of us have deluded ourselves into believing we now are living in a...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Stanford University, University of California, The Washington Post, Civil Rights
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