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Health care act gives middle class access to Medicaid, and abortion amendments hold up Texas health care bill: Health care news today
Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011, 09:36AM CST
By Mark Lisheron
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It seems that every day someone is finding something interesting in the sweeping health care bill that no one read before President Obama signed it. Like the 3 million middle-class Americans eligible for a near-freebie health care ride. Oops.
 
Abortion foes in the Texas House are fighting for amendments that are holding up Senate Bill 7, which includes a provision for Texas to enter into health care compacts with other states.
 
The Institute of Medicine thinks the government ought to prepare health impact reports for its policies, just like the EPA requires environmental impact statements.
 
And, as if to substantiate our warning about reports and surveys and such, people have little faith in our health care system. We’re assuming these aren’t the people surveyed recently who said they don’t want anything done about it.

AP Exclusive: Medicaid For the Middle Class? - Associated Press

GOP Fight Over Abortion Measures Stalls Health Care Bill in House - Austin American-Statesman

New Report Shows Drop in Employer-Provided Health Insurance - Wires/Austin American-Statesman

Institute of Medicine Recommends Public Health Assessment of Government Policies - The Hill’s Healthwatch

Report Finds Little Faith in US Health Care System - The Hill’s Healthwatch

U.S. Health Care Law Seen Aiding Employer Coverage - Reuters

AARP in Damage Control as Democrats Criticize Shift - Politico
 
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