News Updates

Report: Feds to Pay More than Half of Health Costs

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:40:03 -0500

For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway.

Nancy Pelosi Heads for a Two-Track Plan for Health Care Reform

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:48:35 -0500

With the broader health care bill still perilously close to collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to take a shot at the health insurance industry next week by scheduling a vote on a smaller bi

Health Official Can't Guarantee Openness in Talks

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:47:20 -0500

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, told Congress on Wednesday that she could not guarantee greater openness in negotiations over legislation to remake the nation's healt

Virginia Senate Bills Say No to Requiring Health Insurance

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:51:27 -0500

Virginia's Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a direct challenge to the party's efforts in Was

States Restart Health-Care Push

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:50:14 -0500

With the fate of a national health care overhaul unclear, state legislators are pushing their own bills aimed at expanding coverage, though tight budgets are likely to hinder many of these efforts.

Analysis: Dems' Missteps Led to Health Breakdown

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:53:11 -0500

Democrats say they never saw it coming, but the breakdown of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was abetted by their own mistakes.

White House Budget Offers Backup Plans for Health Overhaul

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:52:32 -0500

President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal assumes that the embattled health bill will pass – but contains some back-up plans if it doesn’t.

After Obama Speech, Democrats Confused About Path Ahead

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:32:43 -0500

A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray Thursday about how to move forward, with at least some pointin

Health Care Gives Way

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:34:30 -0500

President Obama drew sustained laughter from Congress, especially Democrats, on Wednesday when he declared in his State of the Union speech that “by now it should be fairly obvious that I did

Backroom Health Care Deals Fuel Voter Anger

CoverTheUninsured — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:39:08 -0500

Special legislative favors, especially one designed to secure a Nebraska senator's vote for the embattled health care package, ignited so much public outrage that President Barack Obama is calling