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Medicare Cuts Jeopardize Care for Seniors
Ventura County Star - 3/1/10 - As several Ventura County doctors announced Monday they’ve stopped seeing new Medicare patients because of a 21-percent pay cut, seniors worried about getting care.
Reconciliation Won't Be Smooth Ride For Health Bill
NPR - 3/1/10 - Democrats face a bumpy road ahead as they prepare an attempt to pass a version of health care overhaul legislation by using a Senate procedure that circumvents a GOP filibuster. So who better to explain how the coming weeks may unfold on the Hill than the man who helped write the road rules?
Obama to Highlight Cost in New Health Bill Push
New York Times - 3/1/10 - President Obama this week will begin a climactic push to rally restive Congressional Democrats to pass major health care legislation by hammering the argument that the costs of failure will be higher insurance premiums and lost coverage for individuals and businesses.
To pass healthcare reform, Democrats may go it alone
Christian Science Monitor - 3/1/10 - Democrats have paused and considered their options. Now party leaders may have settled on a healthcare-reform strategy: It appears they’re going to shoulder up one more time and try to muscle through legislation with only Democratic votes.
Pelosi's challenge: Hold the line
Politico - 3/1/10 - The world has changed a lot since the House passed its health care bill last fall.
Battle Brews Over Tactic to Win Passage of Health Bill
Wall Street Journal - 3/2/10 - The White House said Monday the leading tactic to win passage of the health-care bill was nothing extraordinary, rehearsing a key argument in the final public-relations battle over the bill.
