Opinion by Sarah Kliff

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Giving wealthy seniors less for Medicare, a component of a budget plan by Representative Paul Ryan that made the Wisconsin Republican a polarizing figure in the U.S., would barely dent health spending, a Bloomberg Government study shows. Read the Article>

Leading congressional Democrats immediately recoiled Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare spending over the next decade — in part by raising the eligibility age. Read the Article>

The U.S. health overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama was needed to help states cut rising medical costs, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire said. Read the Article>

Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.) tells The Hill that he'll try to use his chairmanship of the Appropriations Labor and Health and Human Services subcommittee to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that guarantees services to disabled children, even as he fights to starve the healthcare reform law. Read the Article>

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The Obama administration issued new federal rules on Monday that will require many health insurance companies to spend more on medical care and allocate less to profits, executive compensation, marketing and overhead expenses. Read the Article>

The Obama administration issued far-reaching rules Monday to carry out a controversial promise that the new health-care law makes to consumers. Read the Article>

President Barack Obama's Health Care Reform Law Costs More, but Covers More, Government Report Finds Read the Article>

A new government study says President Obama’s health care law will have negligible effects on total national health spending in the next 10 years, neither slowing nor fueling the explosive growth of medical costs. Read the Article>