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Sanders says U.S. doubles every other country in per capita health spending

August 20, 2009
"We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth."
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Groups claim overwhelming support for the public option

August 20, 2009
76 percent of Americans want a public health care option.
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At 59, GOP congressman says he couldn’t get a hip replacement in Canada or England

August 19, 2009
"I'm 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn’t get it replaced."
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Number of those without health insurance about 46 million

August 18, 2009
"Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today."
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AMA president says pregnant women are barred from buying individual health policies

August 18, 2009
Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."
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Rachel Maddow says Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on end-of-life counseling

August 17, 2009
Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.
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Brooks claims that preventive care will cost the government

August 17, 2009
Preventive care does not save the government money.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ad says health reform plan would mean big tax increases

August 14, 2009
The health care reform plan being proposed in Congress would mean "big tax increases."
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Axelrod gets it right on vet benefits

August 14, 2009
Health care reform will not affect veterans' benefits.
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Obama claims Medicare benefits will not be cut under the health care bill

August 14, 2009
"I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
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Palin claims Obama misled when he said end-of-life counseling is voluntary

August 13, 2009
A provision in the health care reform bill for end-of-life counseling for seniors is not "entirely voluntary."
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