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Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:11:03 -0500

President Obama, beginning a full-court press for his health care overhaul, met Thursday with insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure

Abortion Coverage Dispute Divides House Democrats

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:07:48 -0500

On the other side of the obstacle course that President Barack Obama must clear to get his health care overhaul, a final trapdoor is lurking: the divisive politics of abortion.

House Leaders Push Toward Health Vote by Easter

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:06:43 -0500

House Democratic leaders are pushing to finish far-reaching health legislation and hold a climactic vote in the next three weeks, aiming to overcome reluctance from the rank-and-file lawmakers whil

President Launches Last Push on Health-Care Overhaul

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:05:31 -0500

President Barack Obama opened the final act of a year-long drama over health-care legislation Wednesday, calling on Democrats in Congress to approve the sweeping bill despite political risks and Re

Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Proposals

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:01:50 -0500

President Obama offered Tuesday to address some of the concerns expressed by Republicans in the health care debate as the two parties maneuvered for advantage heading into the legislative end game.

Democrats Have a Health-care Plan, but Do They Have the Votes?

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:42:02 -0500

For the last several months, Democrats have been arguing amongst themselves over not just the substance of health-care reform but also the process.

Democrats to Press Health Bill With Simple Majority

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:59:07 -0500

Seeing no prospect of a bipartisan agreement on health care, Congressional Democrats said Friday that they would make another effort to pass sweeping health care legislation on their own.

President Urges Focus on Common Ground

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:28:06 -0500

If there was any question about how deeply divided Republicans and Democrats are about how to reshape the American health care system, consider that they spent the first few hours of President Obam

Republicans Plan To Stress Private-Sector Alternatives To The President's Plan

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:54:31 -0500

Republicans are preparing to use Thursday's White House health-care summit to sell their own ideas for using the private marketplace to expand coverage and reduce costs, but they remain wary of fum

House votes to strip health insurance companies of antitrust exemption

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:47:40 -0500

The House voted Wednesday to strip health insurance companies of their exemption from federal antitrust laws, a Democratic measure that could resonate with public concerns about insurers but that h