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Sunday Nov 22 | Philly.com

Practices devote costly hours to insurance dealings

By Stacey Burling At Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia, one of the region's largest specialty physician groups, the expensive quest to get paid by dozens of insurance companies begins days before a patient shows up for an appointment and can take weeks or months.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Medicare, Health, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Bloomberg

Hoyer Pushes For Permanent Estate Tax Fix as Fellow Democrats Eye Stopgap

U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer pushed fellow Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee to adopt a new, permanent estate tax instead of a one-year measure to keep the current levy from expiring next year.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, Pennsylvania, John Larson, Charles Rangel

Tue Nov 17, 2009

OpenSecrets.org

Blue Dogs and New Democrats Find Friends on Wall Street

Like in the health care reform debate , financial regulation legislation has divided members of the same party, opening a rift between liberal and moderate Democrats.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Gregory Meeks, Democrat, Joseph Crowley, Steve Israel, Representative Patrick Murphy

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Philly.com

Health-care heresy?

As he raced through the U.S. Capitol this fall, Richard "Buz" Cooper, a 73-year-old University of Pennsylvania medical school professor, didn't mince words.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Philadelphia, PA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Rendell pulls out of air base plan

The Willow Grove base will now return to the base realignment and closing process, with its future up in the air.

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Related Topix: Ed Rendell, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

American Academy of Family Physicians

PCPCC Summit Highlights Growing Support for Patient-Centered Medical Home

As more demonstration projects prove the value of the patient-centered medical home, or PCMH, in increasing care efficacy and reducing costs, a number of federal agencies are adopting the medical home model as part of their overall health care transformation efforts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicare

MSNBC

Injured vets sign on for duty in Congress

Oct. 20: President Obama, presented the nation's highest award for a military unit, the Presidential Unit Citation, to members of Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, for heroism in Vietnam nearly 40-years ago.

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Related Topix: Dardenne Prairie, MO, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Nov 11, 2009

hosted The Washington Post | The Washington Post

In Congress, injured vets signing on for duty

Dan Lasko swore his oath to join the Marine Corps early on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 -- just before the terrorist attacks. As he watched the towers fall and the Pentagon burn, he knew his service to his country would be more vital than he could have imagined.

Just a month into his deployment in Afghanistan, in the spring of 2004, Lasko's vision of his service was violently disrupted again. Exiting a rocky canyon, his Humvee rolled over two makeshift bombs.

'Everything is in slow motion,' he recalls. 'Two big blasts. You can't see anything. Everything is foggy. Sand and rocks and everything is thrown around. I knew right away I was injured. I saw my uniform was covered in fuel, and I was covered in blood. I tried to get up. I grabbed my gun. But I couldn't get up. I looked down at my left foot.'

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Tue Nov 10, 2009

American Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP President Continues to Press Congress on Health Care Reform Issues

AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C., returned to Capitol Hill on Nov. 5, meeting with lawmakers and their staff members for the second time in less than two weeks to re-emphasize the importance of primary care and family medicine in any health care reform bill passed by Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, Tom Harkin, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Dennis Moore, US House of Representatives, Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican

ScrippsNews

House bill addresses shortages of primary doctors

Olives. House bill addresses shortages of primary doctors Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 15:54 That's critical, because various estimates suggest the nation is already short some 40,000 to 80,000 family doctors, even as many primary-care physicians are retiring or cutting back their practices.

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Related Topix: Family Practice, Medicine, Dartmouth College, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicare

Mon Nov 09, 2009

MediLexicon

AAMC President Calls On Academic Medicine To Accept "The Innovation Imperative"

As the debate on health care reform legislation continues to move forward in Congress, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., today urged leaders of the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals to be "the standard bearers" for innovation in health care delivery.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Tony Phyrillas

When in doubt, vote the incumbent out

In case you're wondering which Pennsylvania members of Congress supported the Pelosi Health Care Bill, which will raise taxes and put your family's current health care coverage at risk, see the list below.

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Related Topix: Paul Kanjorski, Representative Kathleen "Kathy" Dahlkemper, US Politics, Robert Brady, Representative Joe Sestak, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Chaka Fattah

Sun Nov 08, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

US House voting on health care overhaul bill

The U.S. House of Representatives was voting on a landmark health care bill, holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Paul Broun, Ron Paul, Republican, Abortion, Diana DeGette

PhillyBurbs.com

Relief, anger at passage of House health care bill

The historic first step Saturday toward a national overhaul of the U.S. health system is a day that won't be forgotten by local reform supporters or opponents.Tam St.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Patrick Murphy, Democrat, Bucks County, PA

Sat Nov 07, 2009

CBS 3

House Begins Health Care Bill Debate

President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let federally subsidized health care plans cover abortions.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Abortion, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Jason Altmire

Newsday

House opens debate on health care overhaul bill

In this Oct. 29, 2009, file photo House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. speaks during a news conference about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Abortion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

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NS announces $11 million investment in Philly Navy Yard intermodal facility

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Norfolk Southern and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are investing $11 million in the railroad's Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facility to expand track and parking capacity.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern, US Politics, Jim Gerlach, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tim Holden, Bill Shuster, Representative Patrick Murphy, Democrat

Thu Oct 29, 2009

New York Times

Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation

House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their bill to remake the health care system and said they had the votes to pass it.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Dingell

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Philly.com

A trolley line for east Market Street, Delaware waterfront?

With the blessing today of Mayor Nutter and members of the city's Washington delegation, a proposed trolley line for east Market Street and the Delaware River waterfront moved a step closer to reality.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Arlen Specter, US Senate, Republican

The Morning Call

Area lawmakers at odds over urgency of troop decision

President Barack Obama faces a partisan divide over his drawn-out consideration about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan , with area Republicans arguing for the need to act quickly and Democrats urging patience.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Jim Gerlach, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

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