US President Barack Obama on Monday launched a new political assault on price-hiking insurance companies, seeking to build support for his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill. Obama headed to Philadelphia to crank up his personal advocacy effort for the reforms, which are facing fateful tests in Congress, after a year of political bickering on an issue ...

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" — Sens. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sebelius; Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. ___ CNN ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Potential Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama on Friday for his recent attacks on health insurance companies. Obama has argued this week for congressional passage of a healthcare overhaul by pointing to rate increases by insurance companies that have made insurance unaffordable for many people. Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met ...