Health Care
Democrats Divide Over a Proposal to Tax Health Benefits
WASHINGTON — An effort by Senator Max Baucus of Montana to develop compromise health care legislation has come under sharp assault by fellow Democrats who have urged him to abandon a plan to help pay for the bill by taxing some employer-provided h...
The president, speaking at a town hall meeting in Virginia, says only public pressure can trump lobbyists' influence on legislators in the healthcare debate.
Poll: Obama health plan has slim majority support
A new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan.
Little Hope for G.O.P. to Support Health Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are finding much to dislike in Democratic health care proposals, illustrating the immense difficulty Democrats face in fashioning an overhaul that can attract enough Republican support to be portrayed as bipa...
President Obama's Interview on "Good Morning America"
Diane Sawyer spoke exclusively with President Obama on ABC's "Good Morning America," today about the prospects for passing a health care reform package this year.
President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the nation's health care system.
House Democrats to open hearings on health bill
House Democrats are pushing forward with a partisan health care bill even as a key Senate Democrat labors to achieve an elusive bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top legislative priority.
Veterans Affairs Reopening Health Care Enrollment to Thousands of Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which now has nearly 8 million Veterans enrolled in its award-winning health care system, is poised to welcome nearly 266,000 more Veterans into its medical centers and clinics across the country by expandi...
The debate over the overhaul of the nation's health-care system got off to a rocky start in the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers delayed action on one key bill.
Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Speech to AMA on Urgent Need for Health Care Reform
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama's speech in Chicago to the American Medical Association, in which he clearly described the urgent need for health care reform:
President Barack Obama on Monday asked physicians to overcome ingrained doubts and "illegitimate concerns" about a new government health plan that would provide insurance to tens of millions of Americans who go without it.
President Barack Obama will try to convince the nation’s largest group of doctors today that his plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system will lead to more efficient care and enhance the country’s fiscal health.
President Barack Obama said the government can save $313 billion over the next 10 years by forcing greater efficiency in Medicare, demanding better prices from drugmakers and cutting the number of uninsured Americans.
Edward Kennedy plan to outline U.S. healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic plans for revamping U.S. healthcare are taking shape, with Senator Edward Kennedy soon to announce a proposal which could form the core of the nation's new health system.
Obama talks to business leaders on health costs
Highlighting healthcare for the second day in a row, President Obama is meeting today with business leaders to discuss ways to cut health costs.
Medicaid drug reimbursement flap on hold, may cost Washington state $3M more
SEATTLE (AP) - With no quick resolution likely in a dispute over Medicaid reimbursement to pharmacists in Washington, a court order that blocked a rate change may cost the state $3 million or more, an official said Monday.
Mayor Nickels' spending cuts hit Seattle facilities
Seattle's sagging real-estate market prompted Mayor Greg Nickels' staff on Monday to roll out a long list of spending cuts that will hit parks and libraries and postpone seismic upgrades to eight fire stations.
Boob-job biz sagging: Economic meltdown is causing many to delay cosmetic surgery, survey says
Manhattan cosmetic surgeon Lawrence Milgrim doesn't need to read the latest analysis of his industry to know he's getting nipped and tucked by the economy.
CNN's Gupta Decides Against Surgeon General Position, Cites 'Timing'
Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, said last night that he will not leave his television career to become the U.S. surgeon general and urged whoever gets the job to raise its profile as the nation grapples with how to reform health c...
Obama steadfast on healthcare
WASHINGTON - President Obama yesterday presented his goal of fixing the healthcare system as a political imperative, as well as a moral and economic one: Americans, he said, will no longer stand for soaring costs that have bankrupted millions of f...