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News Clips

03-11-2010

Los Angeles Times: Obama touts plan to cut waste in Medicare, Medicaid

Pitching his health care reform legislation in suburban Missouri, the president announces a broadened initiative to block fraud in government health programs.
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03-10-2010

St. Louis Beacon: In St. Charles, Obama offers plan to recoup $2 billion in Medicare, Medicaid waste

President Barack Obama said he can help pay for his health care reforms, following the example of Harry S. Truman, by finding waste and fraud in government spending.
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03-10-2010

Joplin Globe: Health centers facing cuts in state funding

Separate from the swirling national debate about health care reform, state lawmakers in Missouri next week are expected to start reviewing a bill that would cut state funding for federally qualified health centers like Access Family Care.
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03-10-2010

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Barack Obama comes to town hoping to sell health insurance overhaul

President Barack Obama will try to rally a skeptical public behind his health insurance overhaul in a speech in St. Charles today that may remind Missourians of Obama’s days as a hard-charging candidate.
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03-09-2010

New York Times: Parliamentary hurdle could thwart latest health care overhaul strategy

The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation, by requiring President Obama to sign the bill into law before Congress could revise it through an expedited budget process.
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03-09-2010

New York Times: State insurance experts see flaw in Obama’s plan to curb health premiums

At the heart of President Obama’s drive to rein in health costs is a proposal for federal review and regulation of health insurance premiums, with a new agency empowered to block excessive rate increases.
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03-09-2010

Washington Post: Obama launches attack on health insurance companies

The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases as President Obama and his aides enter what they hope will be the final stretch of a year-long political war over health care reform.
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03-09-2010

NPR: Anyone remember what’s in the health care bill?

Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul on Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten — if they ever knew — what the bill would actually do. So here’s a short refresher.

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Press Releases

10-07-2009

Fact Sheet Sheds Ligt on Health Cooperatives’ Limitations

Health cooperatives, or co-ops, have been proposed in one of the health reform bills as an independent, consumer-driven health coverage option to compete with existing insurance companies. This fact sheet explains what co-ops are and how they operate.
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07-15-2009

Missouri Businesses Feel the Symptoms of Health Coverage Challenges

With health insurance premiums climbing much faster than wages, more Missouri businesses and their employees are struggling to afford health coverage. A new Cover Missouri publication highlights issues faced by businesses when deciding to offer health coverage.
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07-08-2009

Missouri Small Business Owners Eager for Health Care Reform

Recent research shows the majority of Missouri small business owners believe health care reform is necessary, and they are willing to be part of a solution that controls costs and guarantees coverage for everyone.
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06-26-2009

Cover Missouri Releases FAQ Brochure on Health Care Reform

Cover Missouri, a project of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), has produced a Frequently Asked Questions brochure to help Missourians understand some of the terms being used and to answer some frequently asked questions.
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05-21-2009

New Federal Law Expands Missouri’s SCHIP Allotment by 58 Percent; More Kids Eligible for Health Coverage

Cover Missouri has released a fact sheet that examines key aspects of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) and its significance for Missouri children.
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