Topic: Chicago

Insurers aren't supporting efforts to repeal health reform

American Medical Association News - 434 days ago
The man who will become speaker of the House in January 2011, Ohio Republican John Boehner, has pledged to repeal the health system reform law. One reason was summed up by Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, professor of public health sciences at the University ...

Americans confused about healthcare reform: poll

Reuters US Online Report Top News - 531 days ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Julia Wood, a 51-year-old mother of 12 from Chicago's East side, has some health insurance through a state program -- but is so worried she may lose it she asks not to give her real name.Wood's husband, a plumbing ...
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Affluent investors turn bearish on tax, reform worries

Reuters US Online Report Business News - 767 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Affluent investors turned bearish in December as their attention moved from the economy to concerns over health reform and fears the wealthy may be asked to pay more taxes.The Spectrem Group's affluent investor confidence index, which measures sentiment ...
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Why the Sick Economy Makes Health Reform More Plausible

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 1208 days ago
Does the economic crisis actually make reform of the health system more compelling?. Sweeping health reform seems to have lost its mojo in the presidential race, with the world economy tottering and the U.S. government having just committed more than $700 billion ...