Health Care
Experts warn that there won't be enough doctors in the United States to treat the millions of American newly insured under the health care law.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 on Sunday to send the health care overhaul bill to President Barack Obama for his signature in order to extend coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, reduce deficits and ban insurance company pr...
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...
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.
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 ...
New York State Audits Find $92 Million in Medicaid Overcharges
New York state has failed to stem the loss of as much as $92 million in improper Medicaid reimbursements due to overpayments and billing errors, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.
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...
Senate health bill unlikely to include Medicare buy-in
Senate Democratic leaders appeared poised Monday night to abandon efforts to create a government-run insurance safety net in their push for health-care reform, as they attempted to close ranks around a bill they hoped would win the backing of all ...
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.
NY Senator: Democrats ready to go-it-alone on health care
WASHINGTON — A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken." "We prefer to go at it with Republicans if we can reach compr...
Healthcare bill faces first U.S. Senate test
The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another 31 Million
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit.
Health bill foes solicit funds for economic study
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Barack Obama's health care reform efforts are collecting money to finance an economic study that could be used to portray the legislation ...