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Medicare and Medicaid would be cut under Obama’s jobs plan, and both parties show interest in reforming entitlements: Health care news today
Friday, Sep 09, 2011, 01:08PM CST
By Mark Lisheron
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The reality of Medicare and Medicaid is making its way to the center of our national political discussion. Both will be cut with the President’s proposed jobs plan, details to come later. The idea of cutting is beginning to appeal to liberals as well as conservatives, and hospital officials have their say.

A federal appeals court threw out an ObamaCare challenge that will end up going to the Supreme Court. By now, you may have lost count and track of all those lawsuits, so Kaiser Health News rounds them up for you.

Should you be needing long-term health care, a study suggests quality and availability of it are stronger in northern rather than southern states. The quality and availability of your Friday reading are beyond question.

Obama Would Pay For Jobs Plan With Spending Cuts, Tax Hikes and Trimming Medicare and Medicaid - Associated Press

A Bipartisan Move to Tackle Benefits Programs - The New York Times
 
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