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Hillary: The Right to Choose

Hillary Clinton has flown perhaps the largest trial balloon of her electoral career. Ms. Clinton recently stated that she was "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans".

Political Blotter: Medical pot activists plan State Capitol blitz - San Jose Mercury News

Political Blotter: Medical pot activists plan State Capitol blitz San Jose Mercury News Advocates are descending upon Sacramento Saturday through Monday for a "unity conference" and lobbying blitz on behalf of creating a new state regulatory system for medical marijuana. The conference this weekend -- organized by Americans for Safe ... and more »

Best practices in efforts to eliminate healthcare-associated infections ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Best practices in efforts to eliminate healthcare-associated infections ... MarketWatch (press release) In addition, HAIs can have devastating emotional, financial and medical consequences. "Since the 2009 advent of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, we have seen rapid progress in reducing rates of several infections, ... and more »

Ad Inaccurate About Medicare Funds in U.S. Health Care Plan - The Ledger

Ad Inaccurate About Medicare Funds in U.S. Health Care Plan The Ledger A political ad claims the national health care program proposed by the president and passed by Congress would take $500 billion from the Medicare program to fund it. Not so. I'm a good example of why this money can be shifted without affecting those ... and more »

Self-Insured and Insured Medical Plans, Including Stand-Alone Retiree Plans ... - JD Supra (press release)

Self-Insured and Insured Medical Plans, Including Stand-Alone Retiree Plans ... JD Supra (press release) For calendar year plans, the fee begins this calendar year and remains in effect through 2018. The fee for 2012 is $1 multiplied by the number of covered lives under the medical plan. The fee increases to $2 in 2013 and thereafter is indexed based on ...

FDA's $6.4 Billion Plan for Quick Reviews Moves to Senate - Bloomberg

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FDA's $6.4 Billion Plan for Quick Reviews Moves to Senate Bloomberg A $6.4 billion effort to speed US reviews of new drugs and medical devices is a step closer to law as the agreements Mylan Inc. (MYL), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and other companies struck with regulators wind through Congress. The Senate is set to begin voting ... and more »

OSU Medical Center Reveals New Plans for Parking - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers

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OSU Medical Center Reveals New Plans for Parking Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers OSU Medical Center released plans in May for a three-story parking deck carved into the hillside of downtown Tulsa. CEO Jan Slater says they expect to spend $9.7 million on the structure she calls long overdue. The 249-bed downtown Tulsa hospital ... and more »

Union plans to attend HMA shareholders meeting to protest executive pay system - Naples Daily News

Union plans to attend HMA shareholders meeting to protest executive pay system Naples Daily News The union, SEIU United Healthcare Workers, has organized about 20 of its members in Florida, who plan to speak out about executive compensation at the publicly traded hospital operator's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday. The union's argument?

Thompson details plan for health-care reform - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)

Thompson details plan for health-care reform Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) is an opponent of the Affordable Care Act. In fact, he and the other three Republican candidates for the job - Mark Neumann, Jeff Fitzgerald and Eric Hovde - all want to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health-care law.