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Health secretary pick seeks health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:09 GMT
Obama health reform drive gets diverse backing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama's pledge to reform the U.S. health care system got an important vote of confidence on Thursday as a diverse alliance of doctors, a labor union, the drug industry and health insurers pledged to support the effort.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:07:03 GMT
Daschle: Health care flaws threaten economic security (CNN)
President-elect Barack Obama's point man on health care reform wasted wasted no time in portraying a sense of urgency on the issue at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:04:13 GMT
Senate set to OK Daschle as health secretary (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle pledged on Thursday to aggressively pursue healthcare reform and restore confidence in federal health agencies as he made his case to become President-elect Barack Obama's health secretary.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:19:06 GMT
Obama Plan for Government Health Insurance Draws GOP Criticism (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama’s plan for expanding government health insurance to compete with private coverage drew fire from a leading Senate Republican during a nomination hearing for former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:49:37 GMT
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