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Forum | Fri, Oct 30 2009, 9:00 AM
Pelosi Unveils Health Plan
House Democratic leaders on Thursday released their latest health reform proposal, which they say would cover an additional 36 million Americans and cost under $900 million. We discuss the proposed legislation.
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Forum | Wed, Oct 28 2009, 9:30 AM
Flu Vaccine
San Francisco will begin vaccinating for H1N1 on Thursday. We discuss where vaccines will be available across the Bay Area, who most needs to be vaccinated and how to differentiate H1N1 from seasonal flu.
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The California Report | Tue, Oct 27 2009, 8:50 AM
The Future of Insurance Age Rating
How much your health insurance costs often depends on how old you are. In California and most other states, insurance companies are allowed to charge older customers more than young ones. Congress is likely to go along with that model as it overhauls the health care system, and the older will continue to pay more. But there's debate over how much more.
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Forum | Fri, Oct 23 2009, 9:00 AM
Football Injuries
Medical researchers have found evidence of massive brain damage in football players who have died, and not only among NFL players. The findings have raised alarms about the cumulative effects of many small impacts. Should coaches and players at the college and high school levels change the way they play the game? We speak to doctors and those closer to the football field about the pressures to keep getting hit in the head and the risks of doing so.
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Jul 01, 2009
Health Reform Will Fail
Provocative statement? yes. True?yes. Inevitable?no.
Read More...Jun 29, 2009
How About Some Really Out-of-the-Box Thinking?
Physical activity is one of the most potent and grossly underutilized tools in our prevention arsenal. The data supporting the effectiveness of modest ?doses? of exercise in preventing, managing and, on occasion, even curing a host of chronic disease maladies is overwhelming...
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House Passes Health Care Overhaul
After a full day of rhetorical scuffles and contentious debate, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system Saturday night. The vote for the Democratic plan — 220 to 215 — had the support of one Republican, while 39 Democrats joined most Republicans in opposition. This is the furthest any such legislation has reached, and clears a key hurdle for the overhaul plan.
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Democrats Face Hurdle In Health Care Bill
The House of Representatives debated Saturday over the long-awaited bill. Republicans appeared universal in their opposition to the Democratic plan. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scrambled to collect the 218 votes necessary for passage by luring conservative Democrats with a possible compromise on abortion.
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Will Washington State's Experiment Work For The Nation?
For two decades, Washington state has been trying out the "basic health plan," and a version of it is included in the Senate Finance Committee's bill. The idea is to let the state negotiate directly with insurance companies to come up with affordable insurance plans. How well has Washington's system worked?
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House Health Care Bill Hinges On Abortion Vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as Saturday on an amendment that divides Democrats — and could lose support for the overall bill. The Stupak amendment would ban private health insurance plans from covering abortion for people who pay for their health care with a government subsidy.
