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PJ Hamel

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posted 06/25/2009, comments (70)

Primetime: Americans Question Obama on Health Care

Yesterday, Americans had a chance to stand up and ask President Obama, face to face, about proposed changes to America’s health care system. And stand up they did—both at the White House, where the special edition of ABC’s “Primetime” was filmed; and virtually via Digg.com, which ABCNews.com used to select popular... Read more Chevron

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Fran Visco

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posted 12/08/2008, comments (2)

It Really Is Time to Fix Health Care

Remember the message that James Carville made famous during the 1992 presidential campaign: "It's the economy, stupid"? And remember that in 1992, health care reform was a major focus of the incoming administration? History can repeat itself. Sixteen years later, here we are again, facing a crisis in both the... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/15/2008, comments (2)

Dispatch From the Campaign Trail: More Funding for Better Cancer Research

Now that the political conventions are behind us, we're starting to hear what each of the candidates would do as president. Funding for cancer research is one of those areas we're hearing about. McCain and Obama disagree about plenty when it comes to health care, but they do agree on one thing: dramatically increasing the funding for... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (0)

Cutting Health Care Costs, Saving Lives

Big business. Big Pharma. Those words don’t create a particularly happy picture in your mind, do they? So often we think, “Big business. Out to get the little guy. A bunch of fat cats.” Or “Big Pharma. Only in it for the profits. Wringing every last penny out of their desperate customers.”But quietly, without any... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/26/2008, comment (1)

Is Your Health Care “Quality?”

What does quality breast cancer care mean? And when does it start? Does it begin when a woman first walks into the doctor's office? When she first suspects she may have breast cancer? The truth is, quality care begins long before any of this. It starts in the lab. It starts with how scientists approach the breast cancer problem. Why is... Read more Chevron

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