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Medicare chief steps aside in political impasse

November 24th, 2011

The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama’s health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, the White House announced Wednesday…….click here to continue reading

Obama administration to announce effort to expand health-care workforce

November 13th, 2011

The Obama administration will announce Monday as much as $1 billion in funding to hire, train and deploy health-care workers, part of the White House’s broader “ We Can’t Wait ” agenda to bolster the economy after President Obama’s jobs bill stalled in Congress. Grants can go to doctors, community groups, local government and other organizations that work with patients in federal health-care ………click here to continue reading

Obama health-care law modeled on Romney plan

October 11th, 2011

Newly obtained White House records provide details on how senior Obama administration officials used Mitt Romney’s landmark health-care law as a model for the federal law now derided by the GOP as “Obamacare.” NBC News’ Michael Isikoff reports…….click here to continue reading

Congress votes to repeal small part of health law

April 5th, 2011

Congress sent the White House its first rollback of last year’s health care law Tuesday, a bipartisan repeal of a burdensome tax reporting requirement that’s widely unpopular with businesses…….click here to continue reading

White House rebuffs GOP on health care records

March 12th, 2011

Washington — President Barack Obama once promised that negotiations over his health care overhaul would be carried out openly, in front of TV cameras and microphones. Tell that to the White House now…….click here to continue reading