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TRUST NEWS:
CommunityConnections Blog: Back to the Future? A Look Back at Colorado Views on Health Care
A comparative look at Coloradans' views on health care, 22 years apart.
OTHER HEALTH NEWS:
Healthcare Q & A: Reconciliation Holds Risks for Both Parties
Denver Post
Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers will still be able to force votes and make arguments that could give them ammunition for November's congressional elections.
Pressure, Protests Grow Over Health Care Bill
Denver Post
Thousands of liberal public-option backers and conservative Tea Partyers launched last- chance campaigns Tuesday in the nation's capital to persuade Congress to pass - or reject - sweeping health care legislation.
Public Wants Elusive Accord on Health
Associated Press
Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that's nowhere in sight. A new Associated Press-GfK Poll finds a widespread hunger for improvements to the health care system, which suggests President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies have a political opening to push their plan.
Private, Nonprofit Operations Filling Health Care Gap
Northwestern University -Medill Reports
Community health centers are private, nonprofit operations that fill a gap between for-profit health systems and free public health clinics.
Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy
New York Times
The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation, by requiring President Obama to sign the bill into law before Congress could revise it through an expedited budget process.
Health Care's Obstacle: No Will to Cut
New York Times
For anyone who cares about medical costs - which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit - President Obama's health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag.
Why Obama Can't Move the Health Care Numbers
Wall Street Journal - Editorial
One of the more amazing aspects of the health-care debate is how steady public opinion has remained.
Business Buys Ads vs. Health Overhaul
Wall Street Journal
Some of the largest U.S. business groups announced a multimillion-dollar television advertising campaign aimed at defeating the Democrats' pending health-care legislation, as both backers and opponents of the initiative sought to target wavering lawmakers in what is expected to be the final phase of the legislative process.
On Health Care Reform, Republicans Target Democrats' Division Over Reconciliation
Washington Post
As Republicans work to prevent a health-care bill from reaching President Obama, they are scrambling to exploit divisions between Democrats in the House and the Senate.