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		<title>Calif. Senate gets bill regulating insurance rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff fight on the California Senate floor.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate gets bill regulating health insurance rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key Senate committee has approved a bill to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but it faces a stiff fight on the Senate floor.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate President Haridopolos will push health-care amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, has re-filed a constitutional amendment that would attempt to prevent Floridians from being penalized if they don’t buy health-care coverage to comply with the federal health care reforms. Although it is unclear legally how such an amendment would interact with the federal health-insurance mandates Congress passed and a state judge tossed the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, has re-filed a constitutional amendment that would attempt to prevent Floridians from being penalized if they don’t buy health-care coverage to comply with the federal health care reforms. Although it is unclear legally how such an amendment would interact with the federal health-insurance mandates Congress passed and a state judge tossed the ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mo. Senate OKs vote on federal health care law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 12:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Senate approved legislation Tuesday that could give Missouri residents a chance to vote on the federal health insurance mandate.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The state Senate approved legislation Tuesday that could give Missouri residents a chance to vote on the federal health insurance mandate.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mass. Senate President Proposes Health Insurance Compromise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The president of the Massachusetts Senate is proposing a compromise to the ongoing dispute between the state and health insurers about setting premiums.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The president of the Massachusetts Senate is proposing a compromise to the ongoing dispute between the state and health insurers about setting premiums.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Maryland bSenate/b approves health care measure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland bSenate/b has rejected an attempt to block part of the federal government's new health care reform policy. Senators unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would let Maryland participate in a temporary national pool to make health insurance available to the uninsured.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Maryland bSenate/b has rejected an attempt to block part of the federal government's new health care reform policy. Senators unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would let Maryland participate in a temporary national pool to make health insurance available to the uninsured.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Reid: Reconciliation ‘always an option’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (CNN) - After announcing his intention to move forward with a health care reform bill in the Senate that includes a version of the public health insurance option that would allow states to opt out, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told CNN that he has not ruled out using a budgetary procedure called reconciliation which would allow Democrats to pass the bill with a simple majority.Related Posts:Politico — 30 Senate Dems urge leadership to include public optionSnowe to Reid: ‘What’s t]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (CNN) - After announcing his intention to move forward with a health care reform bill in the Senate that includes a version of the public health insurance option that would allow states to opt out, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told CNN that he has not ruled out using a budgetary procedure called reconciliation which would allow Democrats to pass the bill with a simple majority.Related Posts:Politico — 30 Senate Dems urge leadership to include public optionSnowe to Reid: ‘What’s t]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>White House Reaffirms Support For Public Option — With Opt Out!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statement just out from the White House hails Harry Reid for including the public option in the final bill — but more to the point, specifically praises the opt-out idea, contradicting the widely-assumed notion that Obama prefered the trigger: “The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. Thanks to their efforts, we’re closer than we’ve ever been to solving this decades-old problem. And while much work remains, the P]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The statement just out from the White House hails Harry Reid for including the public option in the final bill — but more to the point, specifically praises the opt-out idea, contradicting the widely-assumed notion that Obama prefered the trigger: “The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. Thanks to their efforts, we’re closer than we’ve ever been to solving this decades-old problem. And while much work remains, the P]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Clock Ticking for Dems on Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several Key Questions Remain before House and Senate Vote on Overhaul Bill Font size Print E-mail Share 2 Comments Play CBS Video Video Health Care for Part-Timers Most Americans have health insurance coverage from their employers, but only 60-percent of employers even provide health benefits. The numbers are worse for part timers. Michelle Miller reports. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Several Key Questions Remain before House and Senate Vote on Overhaul Bill Font size Print E-mail Share 2 Comments Play CBS Video Video Health Care for Part-Timers Most Americans have health insurance coverage from their employers, but only 60-percent of employers even provide health benefits. The numbers are worse for part timers. Michelle Miller reports. [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Congress’ health care bills: No guarantees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The high cost of health insurance premiums would continue to put coverage out of reach for millions even if Congress approves legislation President Obama says is intended to ensure ‘that every American has affordable health care.’ The number of people who slip through the cracks will depend on how House and Senate leaders reconcile separate versions of health care legislation to arrive at a final bill.” (10/25/09)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“The high cost of health insurance premiums would continue to put coverage out of reach for millions even if Congress approves legislation President Obama says is intended to ensure ‘that every American has affordable health care.’ The number of people who slip through the cracks will depend on how House and Senate leaders reconcile separate versions of health care legislation to arrive at a final bill.” (10/25/09)]]></content:encoded>
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