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White House Reaches Across the Aisle on Health Care Reform

By | 03.02.10 | 3:04 pm

Less than a week after a high-profile, bipartisan health reform summit in Washington, President Obama has said he’s open to adopting four major provisions preferred by the Republicans, The Associated Press reports. The concessions include:

1) An additional emphasis on pilot programs designed to rein in More…

CBO: Tort Reform Would Cut Health Spending by 0.5%

By | 10.09.09 | 3:18 pm

Enacting a comprehensive set of medical malpractice reforms would reduce nationwide health care spending by 0.5* percent, according to a report released today by the Congressional Budget Office. Over 10 years, the changes would reduce federal deficits by $54 billion.

Roughly 0.2 percent of the savings would come as a More…