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By Ria Misra - Politics DailyIn a surprising reversal, the chief lobbyist for the drug industry has told the Los Angeles Times his industry will support President Obama's health care reform and discount $80 billion in government drug costs in exchange for Obama's pledge not to interfere with Medicare drug pricing. Says the Times: "He (lobbyist Billy Tauzin) says he eventually secured an agreement that the administration wouldn't try to overturn the very Medicare drug policy that Obama had criticized on the campaign trail. 'The White House blessed it,' Tauzin said. At the same time, Tauzin said the industry he represents ...
Why Obama Won't Get Harry and Louise'd
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyPresident Obama spoke from the White House today (at left) about his efforts to pass comprehensive health care reform. Although President Bill Clinton's health care efforts failed in 1994, sources tell the Capitolist that reforms are far more likely to pass this year.So what's different this time around? A lot. Let's start with...*The Pitch- Instead of framing health care coverage as a "right" all Americans should enjoy, no matter the costs (a traditional Democratic message), Obama is framing health care reform fundamentally as a cost issue. Today at the White House, he said the spiraling ...
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