document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eRepublican holds out hope on health care overhaul\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22commercesec\x22 id=\x22commercesec\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3eA year after he nearly became President Barack Obama\x26#8217;s commerce secretary, the three-term New Hampshire Republican is reaching out to the White House with a plan to overhaul health care that has some key features in common with the Democratic bills passed by the House and Senate. For instance, it would require everyone over age 18 to get coverage.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eBut the plan is almost secondary to the approach Gregg is pushing: Start from scratch and work through the goals Republicans and Democrats agree on one by one rather than using the Democratic bills as a starting point or pitting them against a Republican-crafted alternative.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Republican holds out hope on health care overhaul\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAMbIrR_nPzUxZ_EFBZHoaN_4JvAD9DUF9VO0\x22\x3eRepublican holds out hope on health care overhaul\x3c/a\x3e (AP)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eHow Health Overhaul Would Affect The Uninsured\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22healthoverhaul\x22 id=\x22healthoverhaul\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3eAs Democrats have pushed for a comprehensive overhaul of the country\x26#8217;s health system, much of their plans and rhetoric have focused on providing coverage for America\x26#8217;s uninsured.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAlthough that effort stalled following Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown\x26#8217;s election to the Senate, \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Multimedia/2010/January/012710-State-of-the-union.aspx\x22\x3ePresident Barack Obama reiterated\x3c/a\x3e that imperative in his State of the Union address last month. \x26#8220;By the time I\x26#8217;m finished speaking tonight,\x26#8221; Obama said, \x26#8220;more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year.\x26#8221; He continued, \x26#8220;I will not walk away from these Americans.\x26#8221; Here\x26#8217;s a look at who those Americans are.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22How Health Overhaul Would Affect The Uninsured\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.wbur.org/npr/123532950\x22\x3eHow Health Overhaul Would Affect The Uninsured\x3c/a\x3e (wbur.org)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eObama to propose further Medicaid help for states\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22obamamedicaid\x22 id=\x22obamamedicaid\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3eThe Obama administration will propose giving cash-strapped states about $25 billion worth of help with their Medicaid budgets when presenting its 2011 budget on Monday, a White House official with knowledge of the plan said Friday.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Obama to propose further Medicaid help for states\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/29/AR2010012903013.html\x22\x3eObama to propose further Medicaid help for states\x3c/a\x3e (full article)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eMore minority doctors needed to improve health system, panel says\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22minoritydocs\x22 id=\x22minoritydocs\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIncreasing the number of medical professionals from disadvantaged minority groups could help resolve racial disparities in the American health system, a panel of Illinois doctors and professors agreed Monday. There has been no marked increase in African American doctors over the past century, said Harriet Washington, who authored \u201cMedical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.\u201d \u00a0\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e \u201cIf we\u2019re waiting for racial equity in medicine,\u201d Washington said, \u201cwe\u2019ll be waiting for a long, long time.\u201d\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=153960\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=153960\x22\x3ehttp://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=153960\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eHealth Reform, the States, \x26amp; Medicaid\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22reform\x22 id=\x22reform\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe country needs health care reform, and Congress should move quickly  to pass legislation. But as House and Senate leaders work to forge a  consensus bill for final approval, they should look for ways to lessen  the Medicaid burden on hard-pressed state budgets \u2014 and ensure that  relief is fairly apportioned.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/opinion/10sun1.html?scp=1\x26amp;amp;sq=health%20reform,%20the%20states%20and%20medicaid\x26amp;amp;st=cse\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/opinion/10sun1.html?scp=1\x26amp;amp;sq=health%20reform,%20the%20states%20and%20medicaid\x26amp;amp;st=cse\x22\x3ehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/opinion/10sun1.html?scp=1\x26amp;amp;sq=health%20reform,%20the%20states%20and%20medicaid\x26amp;amp;st=cse\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eExpanding Medicaid in the Health Bill\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22expanding\x22 id=\x22expanding\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u201c\x3ca\x3eHealth  Reform, the States and Medicaid\x3c/a\x3e\u201d (editorial, Jan. 10) explained the  value of expanding Medicaid, and rightly called for the House\u2019s higher  eligibility limits.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/opinion/l18medicaid.html?scp=1\x26amp;sq=Expanding%20Medicaid%20in%20the%20Health%20Bill%20\x26amp;st=cse\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/opinion/l18medicaid.html?scp=1\x26amp;sq=Expanding%20Medicaid%20in%20the%20Health%20Bill%20\x26amp;st=cse\x22\x3ehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/opinion/l18medicaid.html?scp=1\x26amp;sq=Expanding%20Medicaid%20in%20the%20Health%20Bill%20\x26amp;st=cse\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eMarried Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22couplespaymore\x22 id=\x22couplespaymore\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSome married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living together, under the health insurance overhaul plan pending in Congress. \u00a0The built-in \x26#8220;marriage penalty\x26#8221; in both House and Senate healthcare bills has received scant attention. But for scores of low-income and middle-income couples, it could mean a hike of $2,000 or more in annual insurance premiums the moment they say \x26#8220;I do.\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281943134818675.html?mod=rss_Health\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281943134818675.html?mod=rss_Health\x22\x3ehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281943134818675.html?mod=rss_Health\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eWhat Health Care Reform Means for the States\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22stateshealthcare\x22 id=\x22stateshealthcare\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAs the battle enters its final stage in Washington, a rebellion is taking shape in the states, which are alarmed about the new financial burdens they will face in a revamped system. Governors of both parties are complaining that reform will drive their budgets into even deeper holes, with some feeling the effects far more than others. But just how much will be riding on the states? Here\x26#8217;s a look at four changes that lie ahead.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1952147,00.html\x22\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1952147,00.html\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1952147,00.html\x22\x3ehttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1952147,00.html\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3e24 Health Care Heroes finalists\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22heroes\x22 id=\x22heroes\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eTwenty-four Cincinnati-area finalists will be honored as Health Care Heroes in March, the \x3ci\x3eBusiness Courier\x3c/i\x3e announced Thursday.\x3cbr/\x3e Health Care Heroes honors local health care organizations and professionals who have made an impact on health care in the community through their concern for patients, their research and inventions, their management skills, and their service to the poor and uninsured.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3c!--StartFragment--\x3e\x3cu\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/01/04/daily42.html\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/01/04/daily42.html\x22\x3ehttp://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/01/04/daily42.html\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/u\x3e \x3c!--EndFragment--\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eWhat ails America\x26rsquo;s health care policies?\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca name=\x22ails\x22 id=\x22ails\x22\x3e \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAs a boy, Tom Baker \x26lt;\x3cu\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/thbaker/\x22\x3ehttp://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/thbaker/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/u\x3e\x26gt; \u00a0was fascinated with his father\u2019s work as a doctor. But it wasn\u2019t so much the white coat, stethoscope, or relationship Bruce Baker had with the patients in his family practice in upstate New York that captured young Tom\u2019s imagination. \u00a0\u201cBecause of my dad, I was always interested in health insurance,\u201d says Baker, the William Maul Measey Professor of Law and Health Sciences at Penn Law School \x26lt;\x3cu\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.law.upenn.edu/\x22\x3ehttp://www.law.upenn.edu/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/u\x3e\x26gt; . \u201cHe lived through every stage of 20th-century American health insurance.\u201d \u00a0Today Baker is a preeminent expert in some phases of the 21st-century health care debate that\u2019s raging hotter-than-ever in Washington. He is the author of the influential book, \u201cThe Medical Malpractice Myth,\u201d and is working on new research\u2014a plan designed to entice young people into buying health insurance. \x3c!--EndFragment--\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3c!--StartFragment--\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_self\x22 href=\x22http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/research/010710.html%20\x22\x3e\x3cu\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/research/010710.html\x22\x3ehttp://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/research/010710.html\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/u\x3e\x3c/a\x3e \x3c!--EndFragment--\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');