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Obama suggests Republicans could have a role in health-care bill
Washington Post - President Obama urged congressional Democrats on Wednesday "to finish the job on health care," but amid tentative signs of bipartisan outreach on Capitol Hill, he suggested that Republicans could be enlisted to play at least some role in negotiating a final bill. Continue reading

Report: Feds to Pay More Than Half of Health Costs
New York Times - For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway. Continue reading

Health Official Can’t Guarantee Openness in Talks
New York Times - Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, told Congress on Wednesday that she could not guarantee greater openness in negotiations over legislation to remake the nation’s health care system. Continue reading

Soaring cost of healthcare sets a record
Los Angeles Times - Reporting from Washington - In a stark reminder of growing costs, the government has released a new estimate that healthcare spending grew to a record 17.3% of the U.S. economy last year, marking the largest one-year jump in its share of the economy since the government started keeping such records half a century ago. Continue reading

What Happens If Nothing Happens to Health Care?
Wall Street Journal - A month ago, President Barack Obama was on the verge of a victory that eluded all his predecessors, as Congress neared approval of legislation to expand health-insurance coverage to nearly all Americans. Today, this initiative is in critical condition, perhaps even dying. Continue reading

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