GOP Govs discuss health care at retreat
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Republicans have not been known as the party of health care, but to make headway in the next election they need to embrace what is fast emerging as the top domestic issue for many Americans. That was a key message at a Republican governor's retreat Sunday in eastern Georgia.
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In the absence of federal action, governors and state legislators are transforming the health care system.
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OTTAWAâPremier Dalton McGuinty says the upcoming health summit will likely be the first of many meetings between the federal government and the provinces as they attempt to &quot;move the ball down the field&quot; on improving health care.
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WASHINGTON  - Republicans' long-sought  curbs on medical malpractice awards are likely to top the  congressional health care agenda when lawmakers return in  January, even as Democrats prepare for a clash over potential  cuts to Medicaid, aides said Friday.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's universal health coverage plan came one step closer to law Sunday.  At the Republican state party convention the governor's proposals twice survived potentially fatal attacks by the conservative wing, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The former governor of Canada&#39;s central bank has made an unusual foray into the political fray over health care, questioning proposals for greater competition within the single-payer medicare system.
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Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mike Huckabee courted seniors Thursday with promises to slow soaring health care costs but neither endorsed the type of universal health care system offered by their Democratic rivals.
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CONCORD, NH -- Federal health officials posed several questions to the state Thursday about proposed Medicaid changes. Health authorities want to know how the state would set limits on care, how it would decide
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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Paul Martin and Canada&#39;s first ministers are expected to turn their attention to the problem of reducing waiting lists, following an acrimonious first-day summit meeting over proposed funding to fix Canada&#39;s health care system.
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By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 6--AUSTIN -- State Sen. Jane Nelson, a Lewisville Republican who heads the Senate's committee on health policy, urged Gov.
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BEAUPRE, Que. (CP) - Quebec Premier Jean Charest called Thursday for a First Ministers meeting on federal transfer payments after provincial leaders meet in September with Prime Minister Paul Martin to discuss health-care.
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California Republican lawmakers unveiled a health-care initiative on Tuesday that they called more realistic than the one proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 14--State Rep. Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley, will host a community forum to present an overview of health care legislation and explore critical issues in Colorado from 9-10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the Monfort Children's Clinic, 100 N. 11th Ave., Greeley.
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If you really want to know what kind of gong show next week&#39;s first ministers&#39; conference on health care is going to be, talk to Premier Gary Doer, who&#39;s sat through more than his share of these political shindigs.
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The demise of California's attempt at comprehensive health-care reform this week means that advocates of overhauling the health-care system will turn their focus back to Washington, several experts said yesterday, as an increasingly tough budget climate raises new questions about whether states can...
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Talking about health care has become an annual ritual as lawmakers plan for the next legislative session. But this year, health care advocates and professionals think the rhetoric may actually lead to action.
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On Monday, the First Ministers will gather to discuss some of the major health-care issues and what they can agree to do about them.