Cover the Uninsured Weekly News Digest - Week of November 9, 2009

Number of Insured Varies by Bill
When the Senate unveils its health-care bill, all eyes will be on the price tag. But an equally significant number may be how many people get health insurance under the legislation.
(Source: Wall Street Journal, Janet Adamy, 11/13/2009)

AP Sources: Reid Eyes Payroll Tax Hike On Wealthy
Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic officials said Wednesday.
(Source: Associated Press, David Espo, 11/11/2009)

Health savings? No one knows
Barack Obama ran for president on a promise of saving the typical family $2,500 a year in lower health care premiums.
(Source: Politico, Carrie Budoff Brown, 11/11/2009)

Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care
Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.
(Source: Associated Press, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, 11/10/2009)

Catholic Church Emerges as Key Player in Legislative Battle
Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potential to upend a key piece of President Barack Obama's agenda.
(Source: Wall Street Journal, Peter Wallsten, 11/10/2009)

Medical Association Backs Health System Reform
The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence.
(Source: Associated Press, Monica Rhor and Lindsey Tanner, 11/10/2009)

Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House
Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday night, advancing legislation that Democrats said could stand as their defining social policy achievement.
(Source: New York Times, Carl Hulse and Robert Pear, 11/08/2009)