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The GOP confronts its 'stuffy old men' problem
Give some credit to the Republican National Committee for at least recognizing that the Grand Old Party has a bit too much "old" and not enough "grand." Its recently released 100-page, post-election analysis, put together by veteran party advisers, points...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Conservative Political Action Conference, Executive Branch, Bill Clinton, Politics
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The unmasking of Paul Ryan and his budget
Quick! Somebody tell President Obama. Alert the members of Congress. Shout it out to the media: I have balanced the budget! That's right. Me. Bill Press, talk show host. I did it. I can't balance my own checkbook, but I balanced the federal budget. In...
Tags: Executive Branch, David Brooks, Politics, Medicare, Parties and Movements
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Invest wisely in early childhood
As we struggle through the fifth year of recession, facing budget cuts, austerity and now the sequester, it may be a good time to re-evaluate our national priorities. Last year, the Reach Out and Read program that distributes books to low-income...
Tags: Entertainment Events, University of Chicago, Nutrition, Head Start, High Blood Pressure
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GOP's effort to roll back healthcare reforms is bad policy
Bernie Morse, 65, of Century City retired last year from the aerospace industry and joined the ranks of Medicare beneficiaries. The nearly $8,000 he used to spend annually on drugs for a liver condition now will be cut almost in half. Were a private...
Tags: Justice System, Personal Income, Politics, Medicare, Health and Safety at School
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The Medicare debate we need
One criticism of the Medicare overhaul that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has championed is that it would shift more and more of the program's costs onto seniors. In the latest version of his plan, Ryan acknowledges that capping...
Tags: Health Insurance, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Politics, Paul Ryan, Medicare
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Unbalanced budgeting
In case anyone has missed the dueling budget proposals out this week from Rep. Paul Ryan on the Republican side and Sen. Patty Murray for the Democrats, don't fret. You could easily have slept through the last four months and missed nothing. They are...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Politics, Medicare, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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Letters: Sticking with Obamacare
Re "GOP renews effort to kill 'Obamacare,'" March 11 The costs and limitations of America's healthcare system have made it unsustainable. President Obama's healthcare law addressed some of the issues effectively but failed to address others and included...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Justice System, Politics, Healthcare Provider, U.S. Congress
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Letters: What's behind higher premiums
Re "Another regulator chastises insurer," Business, March 8 Blue Shield of California is correct when it says that "executive compensation has nothing to do with our rates," but so is state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones when he says that double-...Tags: CEO Pay, Insurance
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Ryan in fantasyland
WASHINGTON -- If Rep. Paul Ryan wants people to take his budget manifestos seriously, he should be honest about his ambition: not so much to make the federal government fiscally sustainable as to make it smaller. You will recall that The Ryan Budget was...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics, Medicare, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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Ryan Budget Makes for Great Unintentional Satire
You know how these popular political shows like “Scandal” and “House of Cards” are always trying to keep the hokey out of their political characters? For instance, my roommate is obsessed with re-watching “The West Wing&...
Tags: Literature, Netflix Inc., Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Obamacare's other benefit
If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical care. It can also open the door to the democratic empowerment of millions of poor people, who are often...
Tags: Justice System, Private Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Feminism, U.S. Congress
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Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center joins pilot 'bundled payment' program
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Consider how many separate claims would need to be filed to individual health care providers under the current Medicare payment system for the following case: A 75-year-old woman falls at home and is taken by ambulance to the hospital...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists, Radiology, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare
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