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Why Would the Obama Administration Want to Make Vets Buy Private Insurance for Their Health Care?

Something for the “What in the World?” file:
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.


Pfizer Exec’s Tips for ‘Managing’ Journalists

Influence comes in many forms. Often, influencing the influencers is a smart strategy. Free food never hurts, either.
The head of public relations for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer makes free food a centerpiece of his “tips for managing journalists” an industry conference, Advertising Age reports.


Democrats Eye Overturning Bush Medical Rule

President Bush approved a “right of conscience rule” that allows medical workers to withhold treatment based on moral or religious beliefs. Democrats in Congress have several options to abandon it.


Outlook Bleak for Health Programs in 2009

Rising unemployment is creating greater demand for Medicaid, while home values and consumer spending are down, leaving less revenue for states to fund such safety-net programs. Many expect the situation to grow worse.


Palin Family Could Apply for Free Federal Health Care

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When Gov. Sarah Palin said during the vice presidential debate Thursday that her family has gone through periods where they’ve been uninsured and she understands what it’s like for Americans “to sit around the kitchen table and try to figure out how are they going to pay out-of-pocket for health care,” she [...]


Palin Public Disclosure of Stock in Native Corp.

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McCain’s Pro-Vet Image Clashes With Record

PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain paints himself as a pro-veteran’s veteran, but his voting history tells a different story.