the last two initiatives with real bite that are still in contention " a scaled-back "Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and a nonpartisan Medicare budget-cutting commission " are under furious assault. "The lobbyists are winning, said Representative Jim Cooper, a conservative Tennessee Democrat who teaches health policy. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.