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...most liberal and far-reaching version, passed by two House committees, would tie the rates the public plan pays health-care providers to what Medicare reimburses. Given that Medicare reimbursement rates can be 30% lower than those paid by private insurers, such a system could be a powerful one at holding down costs and could save the Federal Government $110 billion over 10 years, according to the most recent estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (The Federal Government's costs here would primarily be the subsidies it gives low- and middle-income people to help pay their premiums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strange Career of the Public Option | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...kind of game; a very emotionally charged game for both teams, and both teams laid it out there,” Harvard coach Ray Leone said. “That last 20 minutes was unbelievable. Columbia was throwing everything at us and scored a great goal to tie the game...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alone at the Top | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

Harvard would tie the score minutes later, this time in a more traditional manner. A string of crisp passes put the ball in the UNH semi-circle, where Harvard was able to earn its first penalty corner of the game...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Comes Up Short in Solid Performance | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...final day of qualifiers, Honduras played against El Salvador and needed the United States to tie or defeat Costa Rica in order to advance to the World Cup. Honduras won its match 1-0, with 36-year-old Carlos Pavón providing the lone goal, but the United States quickly fell behind in its game...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Visiting Professor Sees Homeland Through Soccer’s Lens | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

...down one goal in stoppage time, the United States struck a last second header into the back of the net to tie Costa Rica, sending Honduras to its second World Cup finals appearance—and relieving the team of 27 years of burdensome expectations...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Visiting Professor Sees Homeland Through Soccer’s Lens | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

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