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Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the Oregon Health Study
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Doctors order fewer tests when they know prices: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors order fewer laboratory tests during a patient’s hospital stay if they know how much the tests cost, according to a new study.
Want to know the future of Obamacare? Take a look at Fort Doge, Iowa.
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff’s regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every … Continue reading
Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the Obama budget
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Everything you need to know about Wednesday’s gay marriage arguments
Today, the Supreme Court moves on from Proposition 8 to the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages. What’s at stake in that case? Here’s what you need to know. What’s the DOMA case about? Read … Continue reading
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Absolutely everything you need to know about the papal elections
Tomorrow at about 5:30 p.m. Central European Time (12:30 p.m. EST), 115 cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel and begin the process of selecting a new pope. But how exactly does that process work? Here are the basics. Read … Continue reading
Sylvia Mathews Burwell: Six things to know about the new White House budget director
Reuters is reporting that President Obama will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday. Wait, who? Here are some key things to know about the woman who, if confirmed, will … Continue reading
Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about Obama’s gun control plan
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Obama is rolling out his gun proposals soon. Here’s what you need to know.
Expect plenty of gun talk in the days ahead. On Tuesday, Vice President Biden wraps up his task force on reducing gun violence and presents his findings to the president. Later this week, President Obama will announce his own recommendations … Continue reading
Everything you need to know about the Japanese stimulus
Fiscal stimulus may be pass in the United States, but, like Bill Murray in “Lost in Translation,” it’s big in Japan. Shinz Abe, Japan’s newly elected prime minister, has announced 10.3 trillion (or about $ 116 billion) in new spending … Continue reading