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Obama, congressional Dems near health care accord (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 16th, 2010

President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictable Massachusetts Senate race…….click here to continue reading

Dems, unions may have deal on taxing ‘Cadillac’ health care plans (CNN)

January 14th, 2010

Congressional Democratic health care negotiators, working with the White House, have reached a tentative deal with labor unions on restructuring a tax on high-end insurance plans, a key proposal to pay for health care reform, according to two sources familiar with the fast-moving talks…….click here to continue reading

US Senate nears health care bill with new compromises (AFP via Yahoo! News)

December 15th, 2009

Democratic senators were to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday to discuss health care reform, amid reports of new compromise likely to infuriate liberal lawmakers…….click here to continue reading

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits (AP via Yahoo! News)

November 26th, 2009

President Barack Obama’s top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press…….click here to continue reading