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White House makes health reform case to doctors

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration asked U.S. doctors Monday to get on board with health reform legislation passed in March, saying those who embrace change will prosper. Administration officials said the new law will provide doctors with information technology and ...

Obama pitches healthcare reform to older voters

WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters on Tuesday his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits as he launched a new push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the Gulf ...

Obama touts benefits of healthcare reform to older voters

WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters on Tuesday his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits as he launched a new push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the Gulf ...

Obama sets publicity push to fight for healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and supporters are embarking on a major publicity push to promote his healthcare overhaul, the White House said on Monday, as they seek to ward off opposition to the plan. On Tuesday, Obama travels to Maryland ...

Lockheed, Boeing, others see health reform charges

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N>, Boeing Co <BA.N>, Goodrich Corp <GR.N> and Ingersoll-Rand Plc <IR.N> on Wednesday joined a growing list of companies that plan to book charges related to U.S. healthcare reform. The federal government pays subsidies to ...

Deere sees $150 million hit from healthcare reform

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Farm equipment maker Deere & Co <DE.N> expects after-tax expenses to rise by $150 million this year as a result of the healthcare reform law President Barack Obama signed this week. Most of the higher expense will come ...

Obama to sign healthcare bill on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign his healthcare reform bill into law Tuesday and travel Thursday to promote the plan in Iowa, a farming state split over the overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system. The landmark legislation narrowly passed ...

Hoyer: House will pass healthcare reform bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday that Democrats would have the support necessary to pass the healthcare reform bill in a vote expected on Sunday. "We're going to have the votes," Hoyer told reporters after ...

Healthcare overhaul will pass: Axelrod

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior White House adviser said on Sunday that President Barack Obama would get the votes necessary to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare system. "I think we will have the votes to pass this," David Axelrod, a ...

Obama meets union leaders over healthcare concerns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the biggest U.S. labor federation warned President Barack Obama on Monday that failure to act quickly on unemployment would be "suicidal" and would put the Democrats' control of Congress at risk. The warning from AFL-CIO President ...
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