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Motley Fool  Jul 2 
Has Wal-Mart turned over a new leaf on the health-care front? Doubtful.
Bloomberg  Jul 2 
(Update1) One in seven people in the U.S. had no health insurance in 2008, after 2.8 million Americans joined the ranks of the uninsured since 1997, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays  Jul 1 
Full disclosure. Readers here know I own Wal-Mart (WMT) shares. Now the news (from the WSJ): In a major break with most other large companies, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Tuesday told the White House that it supports requiring employers to provide...
CNNMoney.com  Jul 1 
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Bloomberg  Jul 1 
Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s committee will propose creating a government-backed alternative to private insurance designed to pay for itself after getting federal start-up money.
Clusterstock  Jun 30 
Matthew Yglesias proudly announces that his employer the liberal thinktank Center for American Progress has convinced Wal-Mart (WMT) to support a law that would legally obligate employers to pay for their employees' health insurance. The Center...
Contrarian Profits  Jun 30 
Misguided government policies have already dealt vicious body blows to our economy, but that hasn’t stopped politicians last week from launching two new kicks to the recovery - a national health insurance plan and a carbon emissions regulation...
ABRN  Jun 29 
One day you’re answering the question of a local radio station, and the next you’re speaking on a nationally televised program with President Barack Obama from the White house.
New York Times  Jun 27 
An important question about any public provider of health insurance is whether it would have access to taxpayer funds.
Bloomberg  Jun 27 
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the Obama administration is open to the creation of insurance co-operatives as a way to compete with private insurers and hold down medical costs.
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