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The Debate on Healthcare Goes Down to the Wire
The US has the world's most expensive system of healthcare. Is it also the best? Would proposed reforms being debated on Capitol Hill make sure the country gets what it's paying for? Also, the Democrats maneuver for votes on healthcare. On Reporter's Notebook, what did the Fed know about Wall Street—and when did it know?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe US has the world's most expensive system of healthcare. Is it also the best? Would proposed reforms being debated on Capitol Hill make sure the country gets what it's paying for? Also, the Democrats maneuver for votes on healthcare, and a new report about the collapse of Lehman Brothers raises questions about the Federal Reserve—and whether the Fed should get new authority with finance reform.
Banner image: Mary Arguedas, who does not have insurance because she can not afford it, is examined by her OB/GYN, Vivian Chona, at the Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. on September 23, 2009 in Hialeah, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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3 storiesDemocrats Maneuver for Votes on Healthcare
House Democrats don't like the Senate's version of healthcare reform, but want to send a bill to the White House. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a solution. They can vote on a popular package of fixes, without ever voting on the measure itself.
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The US spends more on healthcare than any other country, but American women are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in Greece. Amnesty International calls that a violation of women's rights . What does it say about a healthcare system often called "the best in the world?"
Read the story36 minRevelations about Lehman's, Just the Tip of the Iceberg?
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) is taking finance reform to the full Senate, with new authority for the Federal Reserve. But questions have arisen about what the Fed's done with authority it already has.
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