Capitol Briefing Archive: Health Reform

Prospects for GOP support of Senate health care bill are dwindling

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to unite his 60-member Democratic caucus in support for health-care reform, his prospects for Republican converts appear to be dwindling.

By Web Politics Editor | December 15, 2009; 3:18 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (78)
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Report: in Senate plan, insufficient funding for those with preexisting conditions

If you have a preexisting medical condition, you could still have insurance problems under the health-care reform proposals taking shape in Congress. A new report says a federal program intended to subsidize your coverage until 2014, when companies could no longer charge higher premiums because of health status, is inadequately funded.

By David S. Hilzenrath | December 13, 2009; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (37)
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Pelosi plays down differences with Senate in health-care debate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a champion of the public insurance option, pointedly declined Thursday to criticize a pending Senate agreement to drop the idea as Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) seeks to unite divided Democrats in his chamber behind health-care reform.

By Shailagh Murray | December 10, 2009; 6:08 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (23)
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Senate rejects Nelson amendment on abortion

The Senate narrowly rejected an amendment that would have restricted abortion coverage in the pending health-care bill, leaving in question whether Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) has the 60 votes needed to move the bill toward final passage.

By Web Politics Editor | December 8, 2009; 5:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (351)
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Progress on public-option alternatives, but abortion amendment expected to fail

Senate Democratic negotiators said they had made significant progress in identifying alternative coverage options to replace a government insurance plan that liberals have fought to retain as part of health-care reform, but moderates have refused to support.

By Web Politics Editor | December 8, 2009; 2:53 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (36)
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Reid faces criticism after comparing health-care reform opponents to civil rights opponents

Senior Republicans lit into Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) Monday after he likened GOP opponents of proposed health-care legislation to those who opposed abolishing slavery, fought against a woman's right to vote and blocked civil rights laws 50 years ago.

By Web Politics Editor | December 7, 2009; 6:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (33)
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Senate votes to keep Medicare cuts, Web Politics Editor , December 3, 2009

Senate health-care debate stalls in dispute over amendments, Web Politics Editor , December 2, 2009

Anti-health reform group spends $1 million on ads, Ben Pershing , December 2, 2009

CBO: Senate health plan will increase some premiums -- and expand coverage, Lori Montgomery , November 30, 2009

Landrieu to vote yes on key health-care test, Paul Kane , November 21, 2009

Senate launches health-care debate, with 2 Democrats undecided, Paul Kane , November 21, 2009

Neb.'s Nelson agrees to health debate, leaving two senators undecided, Shailagh Murray , November 20, 2009

Abortion-rights backers join health-care ad fray, Ben Pershing , November 16, 2009

Reid Looking at Medicare Tax Hike on Well-to-Do Couples, Lori Montgomery , November 12, 2009

New campaign targets Democrats for health vote, Ben Pershing , November 11, 2009

Bill Clinton calls on Senate Democrats to push through health bill, Shailagh Murray , November 10, 2009

The House health care debate: What to watch for, Paul Kane , November 7, 2009

Democrats to resolve abortion impasse on the House floor, Lori Montgomery , November 7, 2009

Nine arrested in Hart Building ahead of health care protest, Philip Rucker , November 5, 2009

AARP endorses House health-care bill, Lori Montgomery , November 5, 2009

Budget analysts say GOP bill would do little to expand health insurance coverage, Lori Montgomery , November 4, 2009

House releases final bill--vote possible by weekend, By Lori Montgomery , November 4, 2009

Senate health-care debate still weeks away, Washington Post Editor , November 2, 2009

House GOP prepping alternative health-care reform bill, Ben Pershing , November 2, 2009

Civil rights groups open K Street office in final health-care push, Web Politics Editor , November 2, 2009

Reid says he will bring a health-care bill with public option, Shailagh Murray , October 26, 2009

"Doc fix" remains broken, Web Politics Editor , October 21, 2009

House Democrats' desired health bill would cost $871 billion, Lori Montgomery , October 21, 2009

Ad Hits Reid at Home on Public Option, Ben Pershing , October 19, 2009

CBO Estimates House Health Bill at $905B or Less, Lori Montgomery , October 16, 2009

Snowe Stays in the Spotlight, Washington Post editors , October 14, 2009

Insurers and Liberals Take Their Fracas to the Airwaves, Ben Pershing , October 13, 2009

Snowe Says She'll Vote 'Yes' on Finance Committee Health Bill, Washington Post editors , October 13, 2009

Senate Finance 'Hyper-Taskers' Head Toward the Finish Line, Washington Post editors , October 12, 2009

CBO: Medical Malpractice Reforms Could Save Up to $54 Billion, Web Politics Editor , October 9, 2009

Pelosi Sending Three Versions of Health Bill to CBO, Ben Pershing , October 8, 2009

Swing Senators Chew Over CBO Report , Washington Post editors , October 8, 2009

CBO Says Senate Health Bill Would Expand Coverage, Reduce Deficit, Lori Montgomery , October 7, 2009

Opposition to Taxing Health Benefits Builds in the House, Kathryn Tolbert , October 7, 2009

Democratic Governors Weigh In...for Republicans, Web Politics Editor , October 7, 2009

Swing Senators Wait on the CBO, Cast Doubts on Carper Plan, Washington Post editors , October 7, 2009

As Health Vote Nears, Fellow Lawmakers Wonder Where Snowe Will Fall, Shailagh Murray , October 6, 2009

Republicans to Baucus: We Need CBO, JCT Experts for Vote on Health Bill, Washington Post editors , October 6, 2009

Pressure Mounts on Snowe, Rockefeller and Wyden , Sarah Lovenheim , October 6, 2009

Civil-Rights Groups Launch Health-Care Ad Blitz, Ben Pershing , October 5, 2009

Senate Finance Committee Releases Its Final Text of Health-Care Bill, Post Editor , October 2, 2009

War of Words Continues Over Grayson, Ben Pershing , October 1, 2009

Report Details Lawmakers' 'One-Two Punch' in Health-Care Donations, Dan Eggen , October 1, 2009

GOP Preparing Resolution Against Grayson, Ben Pershing , September 30, 2009

Progressive Groups Target Baucus with Ad Backing Public Option, Dan Eggen , September 28, 2009

Joe Wilson Raps Pelosi Over Making Bills Available Online, Philip Rucker , September 25, 2009

How Much the Baucus Bill Costs -- and Why the Numbers Differ, Lori Montgomery , September 18, 2009

House Hearing to Focus on Insurers' Denial of Treatment, David S. Hilzenrath , September 16, 2009

House Begins Debate Over Whether to Rebuke Wilson, Ben Pershing , September 15, 2009

Baucus Remains Hopeful That Republicans Will Like Committee's Health Bill, Shailagh Murray , September 14, 2009

Senators Pay Tribute to Kennedy, Ben Pershing , September 10, 2009

Blue Dog Ross Comes Out Against Public Option, Web Politics Editor , September 8, 2009

DNC Flings Medicare Charge Back at GOP, Ben Pershing , September 8, 2009

Baucus Says He'll Bring Forward a Health-Care Bill, Even Without 'Gang of Six', Lori Montgomery , September 4, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Man's Fingertip Bitten Off at Health-Care Rally, Sarah Lovenheim , September 3, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Massachusetts Crowd Cheers Kerry; College Students Tough on Steele, Washington Post editors , September 3, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Hoyer's Message in Maryland, Washington Post editors , September 2, 2009

Pro-Reform Coalition Launches 2nd Ad, Ben Pershing , September 1, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Republican Trio Wary of Reform's Price Tag; Democrat Concerned About Public Option Plan, Washington Post editors , September 1, 2009

Town Hall Talk: 'Not the New Hampshire Way', Washington Post editors , August 31, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Lawmakers Invoke Kennedy, Washington Post editors , August 27, 2009

Town Hall Talk: McCain Challenges Obama, Again, Washington Post editors , August 25, 2009

Town Hall Talk: All's Quiet on the Western Front?, Washington Post editors , August 25, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Protesters Sidelined at DeMint Meeting, Washington Post editors , August 20, 2009

House Democrats Increase Pressure on Health Insurers, Ben Pershing , August 19, 2009

Frank Blasts Nazi Comparisons From LaRouche Backers, Garance Franke-Ruta and Sarah Lovenheim , August 19, 2009

Health-Care Issue Surfaces in Calif. Special Election, Ben Pershing , August 18, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Peaceful Protests in the Palmetto State, Washington Post editors , August 18, 2009

Specter: Protesters Don't Represent America, washingtonpost.com editors , August 16, 2009

Conrad Sees Little Chance for Public Option , Post Editor , August 16, 2009

Grassley and Grandma, Washington Post Editor , August 12, 2009

Polite Debate at Grassley's Iowa Town Halls, Kendra Nichols , August 12, 2009

Town Hall Talk: Disruption in Mo., Pa., washingtonpost.com editors , August 12, 2009

Town Hall Talk: The Health-Care Reform Debate, washingtonpost.com editors , August 10, 2009

CBO: Preventive Care May Likely Lead to a Pain in the Wallet, Lori Montgomery , August 7, 2009

Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care, Washington Post editors , August 7, 2009

Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care, Washington Post editors , August 6, 2009

Grassley Suggests Health-Care Debate Will Last Until Mid-November, Shailagh Murray , August 3, 2009

House Committee Signs Off on Health-Care Bill, Paul Kane , July 31, 2009

Pelosi Defends Agreement with Blue Dogs, Web Politics Editor , July 30, 2009

House Democrats Trim $100B from Health Bill, Eric Rich , July 29, 2009

House Leaders End Night's Negotiations Without Deal, washingtonpost.com Editor , July 28, 2009

GOP: Democrats Censoring Mail on Health Care , Ben Pershing , July 24, 2009

Durbin Says No Health Care Vote Until September, Paul Kane , July 22, 2009

House Dems Propose Maintaining 'Status Quo' on Abortion Funding, Post Editor , July 21, 2009

House Democrats Agree on Tax Hike to Help Revamp Health Care, Post Editor , July 10, 2009

Congress Considers Beverage 'Sugar Tax' to Pay for Health Care, Web Politics Editor , July 10, 2009

Reid Discusses Health Care With 4 GOP Senators, Post Editor , July 8, 2009

Waxman Hospitalized for 'Routine Testing', Ben Pershing , July 1, 2009

Baucus: White House 'Wants a Bipartisan Deal', Paul Volpe , June 23, 2009

House GOP Outlines Health Care Plan, Ben Pershing , June 17, 2009

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