Monday, October 24, 2005

US Senate Finance Committee Republicans Agree To $10B in Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare. http://finance.senate.gov/Senate Finance Committee Republicans on Thursday reached an agreement on a fiscal year 2006 budget reconciliation plan that would save a net $10 billion in Medicaid and Medicare costs over five years, http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do page=products_cqhealthbeat CQ HealthBeat reports (CQ HealthBeat, 10/20)... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:17:31 AM    comment [] Harris Poll Finds Public Support for Medicare, Medicaid, Other Health Care Programs, USA. A http://www.harrisinteractive.com/Harris Interactive poll released recently found that U.S. residents support 12 health care programs, policies and practices that range from the "conventional to more controversial," the Wall Street Journal reports. The online poll, which included responses from 2,242 adults, found that 96% of respondents "strongly" or "somewhat" support Medicare and that 91% support Medicaid... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:17:05 AM    comment []

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