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September 21, 2009 Medicare Cuts Threaten High-Quality Health Care for 11 Million Seniors

Despite President Obama’s claims to the contrary on Sunday morning news programs, he and Congressional Democrats are proposing massive cuts…

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September 17, 2009 Democrats’ H.R. 3200 Disproportionately Harms Low-Income and Minority Seniors

Democrats have repeatedly pledged H.R. 3200 will expand insurance options and preserve Americans’ ability to keep the insurance they have…

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September 11, 2009 Democrats’ H.R. 3200 Forces Seniors Out of their Medicare Health Plan

Democrats have repeatedly pledged H.R. 3200 will expand insurance options and preserve Americans’ ability to keep the insurance they have…

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September 02, 2009 CBO: Seniors Will Pay 20% More for Prescription Drug Coverage if H.R. 3200 is Enacted

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the House Democrat health care bill (H.R. 3200) would force seniors to pay…

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August 14, 2009 Just the Facts

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday announced lower than expected average premiums in the Medicare prescription drug…

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August 12, 2009 President: Government-Run Health Plan Will “Always [Be] Having Problems”

In his health care town hall meeting yesterday, the President was asked by an audience member, “who can compete with the…

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July 29, 2009 President Calls Tort Reform a “Real Issue”

President Obama¸ when speaking before the American Medical Association (AMA), stated: “I understand some doctors may feel the need to…

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July 28, 2009 Analysis: Most Small Businesses Subject to Democrats’ 8% Payroll Tax

Despite unemployment fast approaching 10 percent, a new analysis shows the Democrats’ health care plan could force as many as…

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July 27, 2009 CBO: Even When the President Empowers Bureaucrats to Cut Medicare, the House Bill Still Leads to Rivers of Red Ink

The non-partisan number crunchers at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) were busy this weekend.  In addition to fending off partisan attacks…

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