Category Archives: Benefits

House GOP debates Medicare privatization plan

By doris | Published: January 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Months after they hammered Democrats for cutting Medicare, House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize the health program for seniors. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is testing support for his idea to replace Medicare with a fixed payment to buy a private medical [...]

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Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April

By doris | Published: January 27, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The much-maligned, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System is about to be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history. Not that anyone is really paying attention. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to announce Thursday that the almost 9-year-old threat alert system will go away in April. It [...]

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Montel Williams pushes medical marijuana bill

By doris | Published: January 26, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former talk show host Montel Williams has urged state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland, saying it has a role helping those with painful ailments such as his own. The Baltimore native spoke Monday at a news conference with Maryland lawmakers who support legalized medical marijuana. Williams, [...]

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CNN Poll: Economy still top priority

By doris | Published: January 25, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com Washington (CNN) – What do Americans want President Obama and Congress to concentrate on in the coming year? According to a new national poll, a majority of Americans rate four issues – the economy, unemployment, health care, and the budget deficit – as “extremely important,” with the economy topping the list [...]

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Senate Republicans eye health care repeal

By doris | Published: January 24, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.cnn.com Washington (CNN) – Democratic and Republican senators agreed Sunday that the Senate will vote to change elements of the health care legislation passed in the last Congress, most likely through amendments to other bills. With Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, saying he will not allow a full repeal bill on the [...]

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House set for health care repeal vote

By doris | Published: January 17, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The House of Representatives is set to vote on a repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul this week, fulfilling a campaign promise of congressional Republicans and setting up a clash with the White House and Senate Democrats. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has scheduled a floor [...]

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Oklahoma to challenge health care law

By doris | Published: January 9, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The state of Oklahoma will file a lawsuit within the next few weeks challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, according to the state’s incoming attorney general. “There is great clarity for me on the necessary and urgent need to exercise my responsibility to defend Oklahoma’s [...]

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Oklahoma to challenge health care law

By doris | Published: January 7, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The state of Oklahoma will file a lawsuit within the next few weeks challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, according to the state’s incoming attorney general. “There is great clarity for me on the necessary and urgent need to exercise my responsibility to defend Oklahoma’s [...]

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House to Vote to Repeal Health Care Reform on Jan. 12th

By doris | Published: January 3, 2011

Full Story at CBSNews.com Moving aggressively on one of their signature issues, newly-empowered House Republicans plan to vote to repeal President Obama’s signature health care reform legislation on January 12th. “Obamacare is a job killer for businesses small and large, and the top priority for House Republicans is going to be to cut spending and [...]

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9/11 responders’ $4.2B aid package called miracle

By doris | Published: December 23, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – It was called a “Christmas miracle,” but a last-minute compromise by Congress will provide a smaller aid package than originally envisioned to help victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center and the responders sickened as they worked in its smoldering ruins. The measure passed [...]

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What health care ruling means

By doris | Published: December 14, 2010

Full Story at pagingdrgupta.blogs.CNN.com A Virginia judge found a key part of the health care legislation unconstitutional; namely, the part that says Americans without health coverage must purchase their own, starting in 2014. Here’s what that means for you: Why does the judge say it’s against the law to mandate the purchase of insurance? The [...]

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For Obama, tax deal is back-door stimulus plan

By doris | Published: December 8, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — A year ago, President Obama and the Democrats made the mistake of assuming that an economic recovery was under way. This week’s deal to extend the Bush tax cuts shows that the White House’s top priority is avoiding the same mistake again — even if it has to upset [...]

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