Democrats Want Government Takeover Of Health Care, Says Washington Republican

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) says the Democratic healthcare plan represents a giant takeover of the nation's health care system. (0:09)
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Boehner Calls On Democrats To Have Grown-Up Conversation About Health Reform

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants Democrats to have an adult conversation with Republicans to see if Congress is ready to do what needs to be done to fix the country's health care system. (0:24)
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Congress Should Completely Scrap Healthcare Bill, Says Top Republican

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Congress can produce better, meaningful legislation by starting over on healthcare. (0:21)
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Boehner: Senate Healthcare Bill Includes Back Room Deals

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) asks the American public to speak out about how they really feel about the health care bill that Democrats want to pass. (0:23)
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Democrats Shoving Health Reform Down The Throats Of American People, Says Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Democrats refuse to listen to the American people when it comes to health care, and says their party will do anything to get reform passed. (0:18)
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Congress Needs To Deal With Medicare Fraud To Reclaim Scarce Health Care Dollars, Says Texas Republican

The Congressional Health Care Caucus (CHC) highlighted the consequences of Medicare fraud Tuesday and called on their colleagues to take actions that could possibly save billions of dollars for the social insurance program.

“[Medicare fraud] is very serious problem and one that requires serious attention … to reclaim the scarce health care dollars that people are otherwise diverting from the system,” said Rep. Michael Burgress (R-Texas) during a news conference Tuesday. (0:10)
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It's Easy To Steal Medicare Money, Says Official With Center For Health Transformation

Jim Frogue, Vice President for the Center for Health Transformation, says that even lawyers joke that if criminals steal less then $500,000 from Medicare they probably won't get caught. (0:13)
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Roadblocks Preventing Medicare Fraud Programs From Working, Says Health Reform Advocate

Jim Frogue, Vice President for the Center for Health Transformation, says some of the programs designed to reduce Medicare fraud have been unsuccessful because administrators are not allowed to view essential documents that relate directly to the cause. (0:35)
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Health Care Status Quo Putting Families In Impossible Situations, Says Secretary Sebelius

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says that the costs of health care coverage are putting families in impossible situations. (0:18)
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Shifting Insurance Policies Highlight Need For Health Care Reform, Says Sebelius

Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters Monday that shifts in Americans health insurance coverage, including massive premium hikes, highlight the need for health care reform. (0:20)
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Democrats Have Waited Long Enough, Now It's Time To Go It Alone On Healthcare, Says Ohio Democrat

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says Republicans have no intention of passing any health care bill, and that the House and Senate should move forward without them. (0:11)
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Reconciliation Would Mean Only Minor Adjustments, Says Democrat Brown

Sherron Brown (D-Ohio) says Republicans need to understand that the healthcare reform bill does have a bipartisan flavor, adding that the GOP's ideas that are in the bill won't be taken out during reconciliation. (0:33)
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GOP Wants Obama To Fail On Health Reform, Says Ohio Democrat

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says many Republicans are trying to ensure that President Barack Obama fails at passing health care reform. (0:17)
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Sebelius Calls Health Insurance Companies Out On Double-Digit Rate Increases

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebleius gives information on the earning statements of insurance companies and gives perspective on what double-digit rate increases mean for customers. (0:23)
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Rate Hikes Badly Hurt Customers, Says HHS Secretary Sebelius

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius lists a number of negative effects that arbitrary rate increases on the part of health insurance companies can have on the budgets of consumers. (1:02)
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Obama Says His Health Reform Plan Would Cost About $100 Billion

During a short speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama says his health reform plan would cost about $100 billion per year, but says that it would come mostly come from the $2 trillion already spent annually by Americans on health care. (0:25)

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Obama Says His Health Care Proposal Won't Hurt People Who Have And Like Their Insurance

During a speech Wednesday, President Barack Obama says under his healthcare proposal, Americans that like their insurance plans will be able to keep them. (0:23)

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Health Care Bill Would Resemble "Swiss Cheese" Following Reconciliation, Says Policy Analyst

Director of Center for Health Policies Studies at the Heritage Foundation Robert Moffit, says that if the Democrats try to pass a health care bill through budget reconciliation there will be so much left out that the bill will look like "Swiss cheese." (0:15)
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Obama Calls For Congress To Give The Public Insurance Similar To Their Own

President Barack Obama called on Congress to allow individuals and small business to buy into a large insurance pool similar to that which Congress and the President are a part of during Thursday's Health Care Summit. (0:40)
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Minnesota Republican Wants Small Businesses To Be Able To Buy Into Large Insurance Plans

Rep. Joe Kline (R-Minn.) says at the White House Health Care Summit that letting small businesses buy into large insurance plans will not only help them lower costs, but is a better idea than a national health exchange. (0:25)
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