5:48am

Tue March 27, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

Insurers Try Rebates To Lead Consumers To Cheaper Care

Originally published on Tue March 27, 2012 7:16 am

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The way Colin Cooper sees it, people are willing to drive miles out of their way to save a few bucks on gas. Why wouldn't they do the same for health care?

So the CEO of Eastford, Conn.-based Whitcraft, an aerospace component manufacturer, figures his 500 employees will probably be willing to go to a hospital, radiology practice or lab recommended by their health plan if they can take home an extra $50 or $100 for doing so.

In the process, he hopes his company will trim its health care costs.

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5:33am

Tue March 27, 2012
KALW ALMANAC

Tuesday March 27, 2012

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5:27am

Tue March 27, 2012
It's All Politics

Tuesday Political Grab Bag: Supreme Court Gets To Nub Of Healthcare Issue

Supreme Court oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act entered their second day Tuesday, with the justices moving from the technicalities of the first day to exploring the legal issues at the heart of whether the law is constitutional or not.

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5:25am

Tue March 27, 2012
The Two-Way

Trayvon Martin's Life Looking Much Like Many Teens'

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While this morning's Miami Herald concludes that emerging details about Trayvon Martin's life paint "a complicated portrait" of a boy with "a spotty school record," anyone who has guided their child through the teenage years may be more likely to see a fairly typical kid who had some brushes with authority and lots of dreams about the future.

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4:36am

Tue March 27, 2012
Art & Design

Semi-Nude Painting Smuggled Into Canadian Museum

It took a while, but guards at Canada's Glenbow Museum finally noticed a new acquisition in the gallery: An oil painting of a semi-nude woman. An anonymous note said the donor's late father did the painting and had always wanted his work in a museum.

4:25am

Tue March 27, 2012
The Two-Way

Today At The Supreme Court: 'The Heart Of Health Care Arguments'

Originally published on Tue March 27, 2012 2:49 pm

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  • Nina Totenberg on 'Morning Edition'

On Day Two of three days focused on the health care overhaul law, the Supreme Court this morning will get to the heart of the arguments over the legislation's constitutionality, NPR's Nina Totenberg reported on Morning Edition and at the Shots blog.

As she says:

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4:25am

Tue March 27, 2012
Around the Nation

Misbehaving Parents Ruin Easter Egg Hunt

Originally published on Tue March 27, 2012 4:27 am

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4:00am

Tue March 27, 2012
The Two-Way

Syria Has Accepted Peace Plan, Annan's Spokesman Says

"A spokesman for U.N. envoy Kofi Annan says Syria has accepted his plan to end the bloodshed in the country," The Associated Press reports.

Ahmad Fawzi said the news came in a letter from President Bashar Assad's government to Annan, the former U.N. secretary general who has been trying to broker an end to the Assad regime's crackdown on dissent — which the U.N. estimates has led to the deaths of more than 8,000 people in the past year.

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1:00am

Tue March 27, 2012
Around the Nation

Alternative Banking Groups Aid Occupy Movement

Originally published on Tue March 27, 2012 8:44 am

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Groups within the Occupy Wall Street movement are trying to overhaul the banking system and even dream of creating a new kind of bank.

Occupy isn't in the headlines so much these days, but work continues behind the scenes. The Alternative Banking Group of Occupy Wall Street meets weekly in different places. Members are older than some might think — in their 30s, 40s and 50s — and many work or formerly worked in the financial industry.

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1:00am

Tue March 27, 2012
Law

High Court Delves Into More Health Care Questions

At the Supreme Court, lawyers and justices will continue to spar over the new health care law. Tuesday's debate will center on whether the requirement that everyone carry health insurance — the individual mandate at the heart of the law — is constitutional.

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