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Health Law, Contraception Coverage Central Themes In Mass. Senate RaceSen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., and his challenger, Elizabeth Warren are tussling on these issues in the midst of what is emerging as a high-profile聽campaign. Boston Globe: Democratic Jitters In Massachusetts Senate RaceIndeed, Brown has wandered off the GOP reservation enough to claim some independence, but he has also toed a strong partisan line on a number of key issues: opposing President Obama s health care bill, cosponsoring a proposal to allow employers to deny certain health care coverage on moral grounds, and opposing any tax increases, even on the wealthy. But, if several of the recent polls are correct, Brown may have benefited from his positions on social issues in the last few weeks, such as the one ove stanley cup deutschland r whether Catholic institutions should be forced to provide contraception in their health care plans for owala website workers Phillips, 3/6 .WBUR: Scott Brown Finds The Perfect Middle[Sen. Scott] Brown and [Elizabeth] Warren recently tussled over one wedge issue: whether employers should have the right to withhold health coverage for certain services, such as contraception, if they object for religious or moral reasons. But Brown is also raising other issues. At the veterans meeting, he talked about his opposition to Pentagon plans to raise premiums for retirees enrolled in Tricare, the health care program for service members Thys, 3 hydrojug /6 .This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage fr Fveg CMS Proposes Medicare Hospital Payment System Based on Quality of Care
Th stanley ca ursday, Jun 11 2009Health Care Sector Tops Lobbying Spending in 2000Since 1999, the health care industry has spent more than any other sector on federal lobbying efforts, a study from the independent research group Politica nike dunk l Money Line found. CongressDaily/AM reports that in the last six months of 2000, the industry spent $123.3 million on federal lobbying CongressDaily/AM, 9/26 . This figure is up $16.5 million from the $106.8 million the industry spent in the previous six month period Political Money Line release, 9/25 . Within the health care sector, the pharmaceutical industry spent the most, laying out $44.6 million between June and December 2000 CongressDaily/AM, 9/26 . During that time period, Schering-Plough Corp. spent $3.7 million, while the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association spent $3.5 million. Abbott Laboratories finished third among pharmaceutical organizations at $3 million Political Money Line release, 9/25 stanley cup . By comparison, the communications and technology sector finished second in lobbying expenses at $113 million. Overall, federal lobbying in the second half of 2000 totaled $831 million, an increase of 9% from the first half of the year CongressDaily/AM, 9/26 .This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations.Sign up for an email subscription.Recent Morning BriefingsToday, November 20Wednesday, November 19Tuesday, November 18Monday, November 17Friday, November 14Thursd |
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