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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: Government, Jeb Bush, Marriage, Primaries, Family
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Corbett’s Medicaid Mire Campaign Fodder?
Capitol IdeasYo, If you see smoke coming from the Capitol on Tuesday, don’t panic. It’s senate Democrats trying to light a fire under Public Welfare Department to get Gov. Tom Corbett to accept Medicaid expansion that is being offered under the...... -
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: Government, Paul Ryan, Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Nobel Prize Awards, Family, Nutrition, High Blood Pressure, University of Chicago
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Don't repeal Obamacare -- yet
I've always had mixed feelings about President Obama's health care reform. It offers too many goodies while asking too little of those who will benefit. It assumes expensive prevention services will pay for themselves. It relies on a coercive individual...
Tags: Ted Cruz, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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3 million Californians could receive health insurance subsidies
Some Republicans still cling to the hope that they'll be able to repeal Obamacare someday, but a report released Wednesday by Families USA shows why it may be even harder for them to do so after Jan. 1. The report estimates that nearly 3 million...
Tags: Insurance, U.S. Congress, Employment, Family, Employment Opportunities
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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: Insurance, Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Republican Party, Healthcare Policies
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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: Paul Ryan, U.S. Congress, Prescription Drugs, Medicare, Government Health Care
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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: Patty Murray, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care
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News briefs for April 4
Danville student listed on Webb School honor roll BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. — The Webb School recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the third quarter of the 2012-13 school year. Tyler Burns of Danville earned A Honor Roll status. An...
Tags: Government Health Care, Human Interest
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Rick Scott to voters: Never mind
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican Gov. Rick Scott was one of those tea party stars whom voters believed had the courage of his convictions when he promised, as recently as last summer, to block The Affordable Care Act in his state. But last week, writes the...Tags: Government, Healthcare Industry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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Some Salina School District employees to lose health care
The Salina School District has increased the number of hours needed to work to earn insurance from 17.5 to 30, to better comply with the restrictions in the Affordable Health Care act, they say. About 130 employees will lose their coverage, according to...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at Work
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