Public option fails panel vote on health care plan
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee split as centrists and Republicans rejected creating a public health insurance option by a 15-8 vote. Liberals pressed for the Rockefeller amendment, arguing it would boost competition and lower costs, while centrists warned of rural hospital bankruptcy and harm to private insurers. All Republicans voted no.
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OS Angeles
Gue
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Worst-case health scenario outlined in study
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned report warns that if Congress fails to reform health care the number of uninsured could rise in every state, employer coverage could erode further, public program spending would surge and out-of-pocket costs for individuals and families could rise by over two-thirds.
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James Q. Lynch
Congress
The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Muck and Gut project targets flood wreckage in Des Moines area
Muck and Gut aims to clear 265 flood damaged properties untouched since the flood 19 months ago. Greg Eyerly, flood recovery director, plans to gut and board up about 265 structures to enable FEMA debris removal before winter and eventual demolitions in spring.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Greg Eyerly
Eyerly
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Doug Martin
Poplar Bluff
Cedar Rapids
Young
Martin
Hospitals test drive drive through clinics for H1N1 surge
Hospitals open drive through tents and screening at ERs to treat H1N1 patients and keep sick visitors from regular ERs. Dell Children’s in Austin diverted dozens to exterior tents with plans for a third, while Le Bonheur in Memphis reports over 900 cases treated in tents outside the ER.
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Tamiflu
Austin
Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Memphis
Tenn
le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Bayne-Jones Army
Tall corn contest wins readers and diners in Iowa
In Williamsburg and across Iowa, Our Iowa magazine and Edward Jones sponsor a tall corn contest. Michael Myers of Myers Grill & Catering and his wife Tracey measured a test stalk at 17 feet 1 inch with hopes to surpass 18 feet. The winner receives 500 dollars in corn related goods including pork beef and ethanol.
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Tracey
Mike Myers
Williamsburg
Eric Feller
Edward Jones
Myerses
Iowa
Illiamsburg
Iowa County
Michael Myers
Myers Grill & Catering
Michael
Feller
Myers
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