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Read Chris Wallace's interviewThe following is a rush transcript of the August 16, 2009, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009Fort Worth faces cuts, layoffs, fees to stem budget gapCity officials have proposed closing Fort Worth's $59 million budget gap with a number of citywide cost-cutting efforts including layoffs, furloughs, service reductions, and changes to policies on
property tax revenue from natural gas drilling.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009Congress considers Conrad's cooperative proposal for health care reformSuddenly, Sen. Kent Conrad's co-op model for health care reform has taken center stage.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009Government insurance board asks for $250k budget increaseThe Government Employees Service Commission Health Insurance board of trustees on Friday asked the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee for an increase in funding.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009How Healthcare Killed His FatherDavid Goldhill tackles the health care system in the September Atlantic .John Schwenkler calls it "maybe the best thing Ia TMve read on health care reform." Goldhilllost his father last year to an illness he contracted while in the hospital.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009President Obama Considering Insurance Co-OpThe notion of a government run health insurance option has started a loud debate on both sides.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009Global News Item: Workers on long-term sick leave can accrue paid time offOn June 10, 2009, the House of Lords published a ruling that concludes the issue of whether there is a requirement for employees on long-term sick leave to continue to accrue paid time off during their period of absence. This final ruling may have important implications for employers, as workers can now potentially file a claim under the Employment Rights Act (1996) for any statutory holiday accrued during the long-term sick leave period. [UNITED KINGDOM]
Watson Wyatt Monday, August 17, 2009Global News Item: Health care reform advances, while obstacles loomHealth care reform took important steps forward in July in the United States, when four of the congressional committees responsible for moving the legislation approved proposals. However, despite the progress made, obstacles remain in the legislative path to reform, including escalating concern about proposal costs and divergent opinions among key groups of lawmakers. Lawmakers must forge consensus before any legislation can be presented for President Obama?s signature. [UNITED STATES]
Watson Wyatt Monday, August 17, 2009Insurance Co-ops Raise Questions, Few AnswersThe new flavor of the week in the nation's health care debate is the non-profit cooperative, a collaboration of health care providers that the White House says it will consider as an alternative to the public health care program that is being strongly opposed by many members of Congress.
Topix.net Monday, August 17, 2009Prescriptions: So What's a Health Insurance Co-op, Anyway?Dr. Harry J. Shriver III meets one of the patients of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, one of the nation's larger health co-ops. If a public insurance option were to be abandoned, it could be replaced by an alternative favored by some moderates like Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota: the health insurance cooperative.
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