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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; Arlen Specter</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/arlen-specter/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Delaware senator proposes tougher U.S. penalties for health care fraud</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2009/11/04/delaware-senator-proposes-tougher-u-s-penalties-for-health-care-fraud/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2009/11/04/delaware-senator-proposes-tougher-u-s-penalties-for-health-care-fraud/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith L. Martin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amy Klobuchar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arlen Specter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charles E. Schumer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[criminal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ERISA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HELP committee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Herb Kohl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patrick Leahy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sentencing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ted Kaufman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vermont]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WI]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=7420</guid> <description><![CDATA[Omitting a government-run health insurance program from a Senate reform bill will give private insurers “free rein” to increase premiums and “drive up the cost of federal subsidies,” according to a group of Senate Democrats.<p><a
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