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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Americans fear obesity but do not see value of a special tax on junk food

Most say obesity is a serious public health problem but they do not think that a tax on junk food would curb people’s appetite:
-57% say obesity is a very serious public health problem
-60% oppose a special tax on junk food
-72% say a special tax would not encourage more people to lose weight
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Monday, January 04, 2010 Program for Children Has Uncertain Future

By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times
As Democratic Congressional leaders work to merge the House and Senate versions of major health care legislation, a big question is what they will do about the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which now provides coverage to more than nine million children and pregnant women and is expected to cover

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Friday, November 06, 2009 Americans blame special interests groups for delay in health care reform

Big pharmaceutical and health insurance companies are blamed more than the Congress or the President for making it difficult to pass reform legislation.
- 49% say pharma and insurance companies are more concerned about their bottom line and want to stop real health care reform in this country
- 31% say Democrats and 30% say Republicans

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