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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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