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CMA VIDEO: SB 1210 Press Conference
California Medical Association - 2/19/10 - Thursday, Sen. Dean Florez introduced SB 1210 which is a tax on sweetened beverages to help fund childhood obesity prevention programs.
States Consider Medicaid Cuts as Use Grows
New York Times - 2/18/10 - Facing relentless fiscal pressure and exploding demand for government health care, virtually every state is making or considering substantial cuts in Medicaid, even as Democrats push to add 15 million people to the rolls.
Obama keeps all-Democratic health care option open
Associated Press - 2/19/10 - The White House signaled Thursday that an aggressive, all-Democratic strategy for overhauling the nation's health care system remains a serious option, even as President Barack Obama invites Republicans to next week's televised summit to seek possible compromises.
Rising premiums help justify Obama's latest healthcare push, Sebelius says
Los Angeles Times - 2/18/10 - A renewed push for healthcare overhaul is being driven partly by the need to stem escalating insurance costs that are stripping families and small businesses of their health coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.
Health Care Experts Must Face What Politicians Won’t
New York Times - 2/18/10 - Austan Goolsbee, a wiry and droll economic adviser to President Obama, was addressing a private Chicago dinner last week when he entered the Death Valley of American politics: health care.
Fight Over Health-Care Premiums Heats Up
Wall Street Journal - 2/19/10 - A firestorm between the Obama administration and health insurers escalated Thursday, as the Department of Health and Human Services pointed to double-digit price increases or attempted increases in six states to make the case for overhauling the health-care system.
