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Daschle to take health post, another familiar face (AP News)
Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the capital's most famous woman for two decades, seemed ever more likely to be his secretary of state.
Health Insurers, With a Big Condition, Offer to Accept All Applicants (New York Times)
The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
Big Pharma seeks to shape U.S. health plan (Reuters News)
Major drug makers want their voices heard as U.S. Democrats, traditionally critics of the industry, start crafting plans to expand health insurance coverage and cut the escalating costs of care.
Daschle Could Be a Boost to Obama's Health Care Agenda (Time Magazine)
As Obama's reported pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, the former South Dakota senator returns to an issue that has long been his passion
Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate (AP News)
The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.
Obama Picks Daschle as Next Health Secretary (Washington Post)
Transition team sources say former Democratic Senate leader from South Dakota is president-elect's choice to head Health and Human Services.
Daschle to oversee Obama's health transition team (USA Today)
An official with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team says former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will oversee Obama's health policy working group.
Daschle Picked To Lead Health and Human Services (CQPolitics.com News)
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, an appointment that many Democrats predict will greatly help with efforts next year to overhaul the health care system.
Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama Cabinet (New York Times)
Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted Mr. Obama?s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrats said.
Working in health care can be risky, study hints (Reuters News)
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that health care workers are more likely to die from bloodborne infections and related illnesses than people working in other occupations.