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Senate OKs health care measure with 60-39 vote
Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in U.S. history. The 60-39 vote on a cold Christmas Eve morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two independents voted "yes." Republicans unanimously voted "no." ...more
December 24, 2009
WellCare identifies new CEO
WellCare Health Plans Inc. has made Alec R. Cunningham the company's chief executive officer. ...more
December 22, 2009
WellCare names new chief executive
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. named Alec R. Cunningham the company's new chief executive officer. ...more
December 21, 2009
Robbing Peter to pay for Paul's health care
Re: "It's your fault," by Charles Fisher in the Dec. 2 edition of Hernando Today. ...more
December 9, 2009
Canadian couple opt for U.S. health care system
Having lived in Ontario and now in Brookridge, Bruce and Beverly Gethen know firsthand the differences between the American and Canadian health care systems. ...more
November 6, 2009
numbers
72 Percent of Americans who support a government- administered health plan 85 Percent of Americans who say the health care system needs fundamental changes ...more
June 21, 2009
Florida smokers to spend more on habit
Cigarettes have been a relatively inexpensive addiction for smokers in Florida, even as a pack has neared $4 for most brands. ...more
March 27, 2009
Taxes Could Send Cigarette Habit Up In Smoke
Cigarettes have been a relatively inexpensive addiction for smokers in Florida, even as a pack has neared $4 for most brands. ...more
March 18, 2009
1-2 Tax Punch Could Push Cigarette Prices Above $5 A Pack
On April 1, the federal excise tax on cigarettes will rise to $1.01 per pack, up 62 cents from the current level. And the Florida Legislature is considering a $1-per-pack increase in the state tax. ...more
March 17, 2009
Obama Proposals Getting A Hard Look
RECONCILING AFGHANISTAN: President Barack Obama declared that the United States is not winning the war in Afghanistan and opened the door to a reconciliation process in which the U.S. military would reach out to moderate elements of the Taliban, much as it did with Sunni militias in Iraq. ...more
March 8, 2009
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