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Air pollution in California cost federal, state and private health insurers $193 million in hospital costs, according to a RAND Corp. study released last week.

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Health Costs of California Air Pollution – Green Inc. Blog …

President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days in hopes of finalizing a health care deal — and will scrap plans to take along first lady Michelle Obama and his two daughters, according to senior …

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate. The trip to Guam, Australia and …

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Obama Delaying Asia Trip To Work On Health Care

The stakes in the health care debate continue to climb. For the Democrats, they truly are in between a self- imposed Barack and a hard place

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One of the key players in the health care reform debate is suffering an unfortunate personal health care crisis of his own. Our Good Morning America report: – jpt Political Punch Blog.

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Health Care Reform and the Reid Family – Political Punch

The government can keep track of waste in the American health care system by keeping better track on how doctors choose to treat their patients, an economist writes.

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To Control Health Care Costs, Trace the Spending – Economix Blog …

BEIJING – Pre-marriage health check-ups should be held as there has been an increase in the congenital defect rate among new born babies, a Chinese official said here Friday.

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Have pre-marriage health check: Chinese official

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show Thursday and weighed in on everything from Bart Stupak’s threats to derail health care reform, to Eric Massa’s resignation, and Republican obstructionism in the Senate.

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Pelosi: Stupak Wants Health Care Reform (VIDEO)

Are Democrats marching toward a health -care bill behind the scenes, or are they slipping backwards? On Thursday, disagreement over abortion language appeared more intractable than ever, a key procedural move was ruled out, …

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Democrats insist they are moving on health care, despite setbacks …

Today, the California Health and Human Services convened a summit with an expected three hundred people in the interest of a state HIE ( Health Information Exchange). This project …

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Health Clouds Forming: California's Health Internet Exchange …