Washington DC - March 11 - Department Of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius cited skyrocketing insurance premiums and the need for health care reform in an address to a conference of America’s Health Insurance Plans.

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Washington DC - March 8 - In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that Congress owes the country an up-or-down vote on health reform and he described how more American families will have more control over their health care this year after health reform passes.

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Washington DC - March 5 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of 22 broadband infrastructure projects to give rural residents in 18 states or territories access to improved economic and educational opportunities, attracting new businesses and jobs.

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Washington DC - March 4 - President Obama, in a White House speech, indicated support of a legislative maneuver known as reconciliation to prevent a Republican filibuster as he urged Congress to “finish its work” on health care reform, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 3 - President Obama sent a letter to Congressional leaders citing common goals to build on as Congress and the White House move forward with health insurance reform legislation.

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Washington DC - March 2 - A March 2010 report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found federal spending for public health has been flat for nearly five years, while states cut nearly $392 million for public health programs in the past year.

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Washington DC - March 1 - White House adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle says she believes there are enough Democrat votes to pass health care reform legislation on a “simple up or down vote”, signaling a move to pass the legislation along party lines, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 1 - The American Academy of Family Physicians cited congressional failure to avert the mandated 21.2 percent Medicare physician pay cut, putting elderly and disabled patients at risk of losing access to care.

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Washington DC - February 26 - Declaring that the time for debate is over, President Barack Obama closed the summit on health care reform ready to move forward with fellow Democrats to pass legislation with or without Republican support, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - February 26 - Democrats and Republicans met with the president at Blair House Feb. 25 for several hours of televised discussion about health care overhaul. The summit was ripe with errors and misleading remarks, according to analysis by factcheck.org.

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Washington DC - February 26 - The House of Representatives unanimously supported legislation, H.R. 4691, to extend critical unemployment and health care benefits, and ensure Medicare beneficiaries and members of the military and their families continue to have reliable access to their doctors.

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Washington DC - February 25 - Democratic members of Congress, with expectations of the bipartisan health-care summit amounting to little more than political theatre, are looking to intraparty negotiations to finalize Obama’s health-care reform legislation, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - February 25 - Reps. Harry Teague and Ben Ray Luján cosponsored legislation to repeal the special anti-trust exemption for health insurance companies. The measure would end special treatment for the insurance industry that allows collusion to fix prices without fear of being investigated.

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Washington DC - February 23 - President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to health-care reform with a new proposal once again embracing a comprehensive reform of the nation’s health-care system, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - February 23 - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $100 million in federal grant funds to 10 states to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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