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Obama voices support for public insurance plan, mandates
As members of Congress work diligently to craft legislation on health care reform to debate later this summer, President Barack Obama has reminded them of his sense of urgency on the matter and his...
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Private insurers get ‘free rein’ without public option, Democrats say
Omitting a government-run health insurance program from a Senate reform bill will give private insurers “free rein” to increase premiums and “drive up the cost of federal subsidies,” according to a...
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With time running out, Senate looks at extending COBRA benefits
Nine months ago, unemployed workers received a boost to continue their health care coverage through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which extended COBRA benefits. The move, meant as a...
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Congress extends filing deadline, subsidy for COBRA benefits
As part of a $636 billion defense spending bill, Congress has forwarded a proposed extension of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits. Both the House and Senate passed...
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