Read more Mike Leavitt stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14344/mike-leavitt.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:14:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42976/rule-protecting-anti-abortion-staffers-sparks-furor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA host of hospitals, pharmacists, state officials and lawmakers—including President-elect Barack Obama—have slammed a last-minute Bush administration rule to protect health care providers from having to perform procedures they find morally objectionable, the New York Times reports. The plan would block federally funded hospitals, drugstores, and other organizations...http://www.newser.com/story/42976/rule-protecting-anti-abortion-staffers-sparks-furor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 9:03:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35499/bush-rule-shields-docs-who-deny-women-abortions-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers would have the right to refuse to provide abortion services, contraception or even information on preventing or ending pregnancies under a controversial new regulation issued by the Bush administration. The proposed rule would force hospitals, clinics and other health care providers to...http://www.newser.com/story/35499/bush-rule-shields-docs-who-deny-women-abortions-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 5:32:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22067/pro-life-docs-need-not-perform-abortions-board.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagObstetrician/gynecologists who don’t want to deal with abortions don’t have to, the certifying board for their specialty said today, responding to Bush administration fears that the board was going to refuse to certify doctors who decline to perform them or refer patients to someone who does. The US health secretary...http://www.newser.com/story/22067/pro-life-docs-need-not-perform-abortions-board.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Mar 2008 14:24:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16918/partisan-rift-stalls-health-reform-for-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA partisan split over health care will likely stall all attempts at reform, at least until a new president takes office next year, the AP reports. Bush's health secretary, Mike Leavitt, opposes Dem ideas about negotiating drug prices and boosting dollars for children's care. “I’m not expecting too much cooperation...http://www.newser.com/story/16918/partisan-rift-stalls-health-reform-for-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Jan 2008 19:29:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9012/white-house-ready-to-deal-on-kids-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House will work with Democrats toward a compromise on children's health insurance, Health Secretary Michael Leavitt said today. "If it takes more money, we'll put it up," he said, though he didn't specify how much. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is trying to get the 14 GOP votes the House...http://www.newser.com/story/9012/white-house-ready-to-deal-on-kids-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Oct 2007 15:38:43 CDT