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The president bought some more time for the Republican health-care effort, but he hasn’t changed any minds yet.
Vocal support for universal coverage is on the rise among Democrats in Congress, though the party is far from united on the issue.
Republicans scrambling for votes are now considering keeping a key tax on the wealthy to pay for expanded insurance coverage, as the legislation moves further away from repeal.
In Appalachia, a primary-care clinic offers quick bursts of psychotherapy on the spot.
They’ll disrupt ordinary business and hold the floor all night for speeches to protest the GOP’s secretive attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act.
They’ve said if Republicans dropped their repeal demand, they’d be willing to help repair the law. Here are some of their ideas.
"Just as cars are not all the same, Electronic Medical Records vary greatly. A Mercedes, a Maserati and a Yugo are all cars, but you certainly wouldn't accuse someone of rejecting a used Yugo as being a Luddite and hating all cars. Similarly, you shouldn't generalize physicians who reject terrible programs as hating EMR."
"Yes, there are problems in any technology implementation and there always will be. But fewer people die. Yes, it is important to connect with the patient. But fewer people die. Yes, the opportunity to pad billing is obscene. But fewer people die."
"Digital records are also being aggressively used to maximize patient billings," and other imperfections on the route to a more sensible health care system.
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