State Rep. John Zerwas, the Simonton Republican who has filed legislation to implement one of the key elements of federal health care reform, said his bill may be permanently stuck.  Zerwas, who proposed establishing a Texas health insurance exchange not because he approves of federal health reform, but because he fears the feds will do
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Federal health care reform was the clear antagonist at today’s meeting of the House Select Committee on State Sovereignty. Republican lawmakers laid out a dozen bills — and a handful of different strategies — to prevent implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Texas, and allow the state to operate Medicaid its own way.
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Senate Democrats’ Health Care Reform Bill

With all the current talk about health care reform and measures to promote “preventative” medicine I began to ask myself, WHERE IS THE REFORM FOR TREATING LOW BACK PAIN!?!? Want to venture a guess at the second most common reason for a visit to the hospital (pregnancy is #1)? How about the most common reason
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