Health Care
A senior Thai trade representative expressed the Thai government's willingness to cooperate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the production of low-cost generic drugs and urged US engagement in negotiations.
White House Proposes 9% Increase in Global-Health Funding
The Obama administration proposed a 9% increase in funding for global health needs in its fiscal 2011 budget, pledging to spend more to combat preventable diseases and reduce deaths among women and children at a time when it is tightening its belt...
Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates
Soon after taking office, President Obama highlighted food safety as a domestic priority. A string of national outbreaks of food illnesses were a "troubling trend," the president said. He called the problems "critical" and said they presented a "r...
Thailand urged to invest more in healthcare
At a time when the world is suffering from an economic crisis, it is important for nations like Thailand to continue investing in the healthcare system and ensuring that all citizens have access to state welfare, the 2009 Prince Mahidol Award winn...
Obama Health Plan in Doubt as Democrats Reject Fast Fix
Though reeling from a political body blow, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thursday and signaled that any agreement on President Barack Obama's signature issue will come slowly, if at all.
Democrats reconsider healthcare possibilities
Washington - President Obama and congressional Democrats are rethinking their healthcare strategy in the wake of a Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, giving serious consideration to abandoning the comprehensive approach in favor ...
Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord
President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictab...
Obama, unions agree to modify high-cost health-benefit tax
WASHINGTON — The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removing one of the last obstacles to a health-care overhaul, officials said.
US House Democrats Cite Progress In White House Talks
Negotiations on health-care legislation at the White House stretched into Wednesday evening, as House and Senate leaders sought to gain ground in attempts to forge an agreement merging their two versions of the legislation.
Health bill may drop 'millionaires tax,' requirement for large employer coverage
House and Senate negotiators working on President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill appear likely to drop a proposed income tax increase on high-wage earners and possibly jettison a requirement for large businesses to offer coverage to their emp...
Thai PM to review procurement plan of Health Ministry
Thailand's Prime Minister ordered to review the Public Health Ministry's procurement plan after the minister resigned because of suspected irregularities in the plan, Thai media reported Friday.
Republican attorneys general threaten suit over Nebraska health deal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care overhaul bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press...
Businesses to Push for Modifications to Senate-Approved Health Bill
WASHINGTON -- Businesses are set to push for modifications to the Senate-approved health bill, while urging lawmakers to steer clear of the version passed by the House.
US Senate passes landmark health-care bill
Senate Democrats approved landmark legislation just after sunrise Christmas Eve that would transform the nation's health-care system by requiring people without insurance to obtain coverage and protecting those who have it from the most unpopular ...
Senators ready to cast second of three votes on health-care bill
Senators prepared to cast the second of three procedural votes early Tuesday to end the health-care debate, but Republicans showed little indication that they were ready to relent in a standoff that could push passage of the legislation to the lat...
2,000 Pennsylvania prisoners to be housed out-of-state
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania will send 2,000 prisoners to correctional facilities in cash-strapped Michigan and Virginia in February to ease overcrowding in its state prisons.
2 sheriff's officials shot in Washington state
EATONVILLE, Wash. — The man accused of shooting and injuring two sheriff's officers in Washington state has been identified as 35-year-old David E. Crable.
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday he is prepared to back a comprehensive health care reform bill if it excludes both a public health-insurance option and a provision allowing 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare.
Democrats: private Medicare plans waste billions
Private health insurance companies that offer alternative Medicare coverage funnel billions of dollars toward company profits, and to marketing and advertising rather than to patient care, U.S. Democrats charged in a report released on Wednesday.
Senate passes first healthcare amendment, 61-39
The Senate today passed a women’s health amendment to the healthcare overhaul bill, the first such vote since the Senate began debate this week.