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Health Costs, Availability Hurt U.S. Entrepreneurship Innovation
Reuters reports that, due to the difficulties in getting or paying for health insurance, "countless workers in the United States are trapped in jobs they would like to leave ... calcifying innovation and mobility in the world"s largest economy." Reuters notes that when he was head of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, "Todd Stottlemeyer frequently encountered would-be entrepreneurs who let their ideas go stale and their products languish on the workbench because they did not want to shoulder their own health care costs. "
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New Survey Shows Americans Strongly Support Guaranteed Dental Coverage In Healthcare Reform
Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults (63%) think that it is important that dental coverage is part of an overall health reform package, and 40 percent say it is very important, according to a new public opinion survey commissioned by Oral Health America. The survey, sponsored by the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation, and conducted by Harris Interactive(R), was released today at the launch of National Smile Month, the largest independent international campaign promoting good dental care including brushing, regular dental visits, and healthy food choices as well as the need for effective oral healthcare policies.
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Senate Health, Education, Labor And Pensions Committee Advances Hamburg's Nomination As FDA Commissioner

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday voted to approve the nomination of Margaret Hamburg, President Obama"s nominee for FDA commissioner, moving consideration of the nomination to the Senate floor, CQ Today reports (Armstrong, CQ Today, 5/13).A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the Senate could vote on Hamburg as early as Thursday (CongressDaily, 5/14). Key Republican senators such as Orrin Hatch (Utah) and ranking HELP committee member Mike Enzi (Wyo.) have pledged their support of Hamburg (CQ Today, 5/13).If confirmed, one of Hamburg"s top priorities will be to improve food safety, according to the AP/Raleigh News & Observer (AP/Raleigh News & Observer, 5/14). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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