News on Health Care Policy

Health Overhaul States

2010-03-17T16:46:02Z

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signs legislation on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 inside his office in the Idaho statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The legislation will require the state of Idaho to sue the federal government upon passage of health care reform which comes as Democrats in Congress ho...

Healthcare overhaul to cut deficit: Hoyer

2010-03-18T07:30:27Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday that sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation was on track for passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and would cut the deficit by more than $100 billion in the first 10 years.</p><...

Retired Catholic bishop endorses health care bill

2010-03-17T19:45:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Retired Texas bishop joins Catholic nuns in supporting Obama's health care bill</div><div><p>A retired Catholic bishop is announcing his support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, despite the church's official opposition.</p><p>Retired Bishop John E. McCarthy of House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) (2nd R) delivers remarks about the health care reform bill's benefits for university and college students during an event with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and students on the East Fro...

Proponents Of Obama's Health Care Reform Package Hold Rally

2010-03-17T14:34:52Z

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 17: Clinic workers hold signs and chant during a rally in support of US President Barack Obama's health care reform package March 17, 2010 in Oakland, California. As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on President Obama's historic health care reform package, dozens o...

Health Care Overhaul

2010-03-17T14:16:51Z

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks about health reform and student aid during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Health Overhaul Kucinich

2010-03-17T14:03:37Z

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Harry ...

Parliamentarian is rock star in health care debate

2010-03-17T10:32:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Senate parliamentarian is rock star during Senate fight over Obama's health care overhaul</div><div><p>In some ways, Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin has accomplished every senator's dream without the chores of fundraising and vote-seeking that mark the lawmakers' lives in elective politics.</p><p>Frumin doesn't have to talk to a single voter, raise a dime or deal with reporters, but he...

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Announces His Vote On Health Care

2010-03-17T10:32:27Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (R) leaves with his wife Elizabeth (L) after a news conference to announce his vote on the health care reform legislation March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Kucinich said he will vote in favor of the health care reform legislation.. (Photo by Alex...

Kucinich backs healthcare bill

2010-03-17T07:45:23Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich, saying he may be the "deciding vote," announced on Wednesday he will back the Senate-passed healthcare bill that President Barack Obama hopes to sign into law.</p><p>Kucinich announced his support after Obama, seeking ...

Catholic nuns urge passage of Obama's health bill

2010-03-17T07:30:36Z

<div id="subtitle">In a break with bishops, Catholic nuns say health care bill will not fund abortions</div><div><p>Catholic nuns are urging Congress to pass President Barack Obama's health care plan, in an unusual public break with bishops who say it would subsidize abortion.</p><p>Some 60 leaders of religious orders representing 59,000 Catholic nuns Wednesday sent lawmakers a letter urging them to pass ...

Sebelius confident health care bill will pass

2010-03-16T16:33:44Z

<div><p>U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) says she's confident the House will have the votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care legislation — possibly by Friday.</p><p>Sebelius spoke Tuesday in Chicago at a conference on aging.</p><p>Her remarks come as the

Clinic: Ohioan championed by Obama will keep home

2010-03-16T15:17:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Hospital: Ohioan who has become Obama's calling card on health care won't lose her home</div><div><p>A cancer patient who has emerged as the emblem of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was stunned last month when she unsealed a handwritten letter from none other than the president himself.</p><p>Natoma Canfield, 50, had written to Obama before the holidays to request that he...

GOP says Dems' plan on health bill abuses rules

2010-03-16T14:16:41Z

<div id="subtitle">GOP challenges legitimacy of health overhaul, saying Dems abuse rules, ignore public</div><div><p>It is a brazen abuse of Congress' rules. Or a legitimate tactic used many times by both parties.</p><p>Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent views about the method being contemplated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a final vote on

2010-03-16T10:32:47Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) addresses several hundred people with a bullhorn during a "CODE RED" rally in opposition to the health care reform bill on Capitol Hill March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sponsored by The Democrats are planning to move as early as next week to hold what could be the deciding votes to pass health care reform, possibly capping off a year of acrimonious debate in Congress. There was quite a bit of momentum this past week, with Senate Majority...

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill

2010-03-15T14:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Health Care 101: If Obama's bill passes, the changes start small and keep getting bigger</div><div><p>It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.</p><p>Some health insurance consumer protections woul...

Obama cranks up heat in crucial health reform week

2010-03-15T10:17:11Z

<div><p>US President Barack Obama launched an impassioned week-long closing campaign on Monday to drive his historic health reforms through Congress at a pivotal moment that may help define his presidency.</p><p>Obama left the White House for Ohio and an appearance designed to crank up pressure on lawmakers likely to...

Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now

2010-03-14T15:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">House's Democratic vote-counter still hunting for votes on Obama's health care overhaul</div><div><p>The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "a...

White House says Obama's health care fix will pass this week

2010-03-14T14:15:59Z

<div><p>Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a year of costly political wrangling.</p><p>"I think we will have the votes to pass this," said David Axelrod, Obama's senior advisor, as their