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  • Health Bills Too Timid on Cutting Costs, Experts Say: Proposals Make Only Trims...

    11/04/2009 4:19:57 AM PST · by Jim Noble · 2 replies · 277+ views
    Washington Post ^ | November 4, 2009 | Ceci Connolly
    Democrats in Congress are embracing the spirit of President Obama's call to slow the runaway rise of health-care costs but are shying away from some of the most aggressive techniques for achieving that... Instead of revolutionizing how care is delivered and paid for, experts say, the legislation being shaped takes a cautious approach to reining in costs... "The bills are directionally correct, but they're not going far enough," said George Halvorson, chairman and chief executive of Kaiser Permanente and the author of "Health Care Will Not Reform Itself."... Now, as the debate reaches a critical juncture, many are worried that...