Published on March 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
Victoria Resisting Health Reform – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby will hold further discussions after today failing to hammer out an agreement on a federal hospital funding takeover. The Federal Government wants to fund 60 per cent of hospital costs by taking back a third of GST revenue from the states.
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Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Obama Successfully Pushes Through Health Reform – America’s healthcare system will get a $US940 billion makeover after the House of Representatives voted today for historic reform, cementing President Barack Obama’s place in history. A delighted Mr Obama said the US Congress proved the country was still capable of “big things” by voting for a health [...]
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Published on March 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
No Television Debate For Rudd – The United States President Barack Obama pulled out of his trip to Australia because of his health reform battle at home. And the Obama no-show means all focus here will be on a similar fight, the health debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. The Liberal Party is demanding [...]
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Published on March 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Obama Delays Australia Tour – THE White House is battling to play down speculation that Barack Obama may be forced to delay his visit to Indonesia and Australia next week because of the failure to meet his timetable on passing health legislation. The US President’s spokesman, Robert Gibbs, has stressed over the past week that [...]
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Published on February 26, 2010 by Technology Slice
Jay Rockefeller – In a statement issued Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said that he strongly supports a public option as part of national health reform in the United States. “From the very beginning, I have supported a strong and meaningful public option that would lower costs for consumers and hold health insurance companies [...]
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