RWJF Daily News Digest: Health ReformThis frequently updated news digest on the subject of Health Reform highlights select articles from major journals and news publications. The digest is a free service of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. House Democrats Unveil Healthcare Overhaul Plan
Los Angeles Times, Noam N. Levey, 07/15/2009
The bill creates a government insurance option, increases insurance regulation, and raises taxes on the wealthy to help pay for it. It immediately draws Republican fire. Obama Stepping Up Push For Health Care Overhaul
Associated Press, Staff Writer, 07/15/2009
President Barack Obama has scheduled an appearance in the White House Rose Garden today to talk about his top domestic priority: health care reform. How Much Health Care For $1 Trillion?
USA Today, Susan Page, 07/15/2009
The White House and Democratic congressional leaders, scrambling to pass health care bills within the next few weeks, are trying to keep the cost of legislation that expands coverage and controls costs to about $1 trillion over 10 years — a benchmark for moderates in both parties. Surgeon General Pick Boosts Primary Care
Wall Street Journal, Alicia Mundy and Jane Zhang, 07/15/2009
The president's choice for U.S. surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, puts a primary-care physician in a prominent role as the administration pushes to reorient the health-care system toward prevention and primary care. A 9-1-1 for Health-Care Reform: Send Leadership Now
Washington Post, Steven Pearlstein (Opinion-Editorial), 07/15/2009
There are moments in the life of any important policy debate when things hit a dead end. The Bill For Health Reform
Boston Globe, Editorial, 07/15/2009
President Obama was right Monday to use his nomination of an Alabama doctor as surgeon general to pressure Congress to reform the nation’s healthcare system.
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