CMA Press Clips
Daily  reports on health care policy and medicine from newspapers and magazines throughout California and around the nation.

White House nears deal on health care
Washington Post - 1/15/10 - Gripped by a building sense that its window of opportunity could be closing, the White House on Thursday broke the last major logjam blocking enactment of far-reaching health-care legislation, cutting a deal with organized labor on how to tax high-cost insurance policies.

Obama, Democrats Eager To Move Past Health Bill
NPR - 1/15/10 - A push to overhaul the nation's health care system has cleared another hurdle.

Unions agree to compromise on 'Cadillac tax' for healthcare
Los Angeles Times - 1/15/10 - The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removing one of the last obstacles to President Obama's healthcare overhaul, officials said.

White House scores key labor deal
Politico - 1/15/10 - The White House on Thursday cut a deal with its closest labor allies to blunt the impact of a new tax on high-cost insurance policies — and blunt their protests against the health reform plan.

Obama pledges campaign for health-care bill and Democrats
Washington Post - 1/15/10 - With unemployment hovering in the double digits and House Democrats eager to move on to the politically crucial task of job creation, President Obama pledged Thursday to publicly champion the health-care legislation that in the past year has consumed much of their attention and often made them targets.

Unions Cut Special Deal on Health Taxes
Wall Street Journal - 1/15/10 - Democratic negotiators acceded to union demands for a scaled-back tax on high-end health-insurance plans, exempting union contracts from the tax until 2018, five years beyond the start date for other workers.