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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.
President Obama's upcoming trip to Indonesia and Australia has been delayed from March 18 to March 21, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
While the Virginia General Assembly debates amendments to former Governor Tim Kaine's (D) prepared budget for 2010-2012, some changes proposed by the House of Delegates have local and state healthcare leaders worried.
As the debate over health care legislation continues in Washington, advocates for nurse practitioners say it is these primary care nurses who will make up for the shortage of primary care physicians and at the same time keep costs down.
Georgia's hospitals and health-care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall.
Amid the debate over the health care bill, some say nurse practitioners will make up for the doctor shortage and keep costs down.
In "The March of Folly," Barbara Tuchman asked, "Why do holders of high office so often act contrary to the way reason points and enlightened self-interest suggests?" Her assessment of self-deception -- "acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts" -- captures the conditions that are gripping President Obama and the Democratic Party leadership as they renew ...
Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey released Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Becton Dickinson fell $.51 or .7 percent, to $77.95. Covidien fell $.38 or .7 percent, to $50.43. Millipore rose $.01 or percent, to $105.25. Patterson fell $.19 or .6 percent, to $30.30. PerkinElmer rose $.02 or .1 percent, to $23.48. Thermo Fisher fell $.21 or .4 percent, to $50.63. Varian Medical fell ...
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Republicans said they won a parliamentary victory as they try to fight Democrats’ efforts to pass legislation to overhaul the U.S. health-care system.
President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia to work on health-care legislation as Republicans claimed a parliamentary victory in their effort to derail the measure.
A key Democratic leader faces a personal health care crisis of his own while the party makes a zero-hour push to pass health care legislation. The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are recovering from a car accident Thursday that left the women hospitalized in serious condition. The incident put Democrats' intense legislative negotiations temporarily on hold ...
Speaking volumes about how the votes are not yet there for health care reform, President Obama has decided to delay his trip to Asia.
President Now Plans to Leave on March 21st for Australia and Indonesia
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia by three days, until March 21, to work on getting health-care legislation passed, an administration official said.
How the bill passes takes on more importance with each lingering day. United States - Politics - Health - Health care - Health Care Reform
