Bill faces vote in Senate
The bill would extend coverage to 31 million Americans, with an array of tax increases. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
Cave-in on mammograms is a setback for reform
Pearlstein | Kathleen Sebelius disowned the task force's conclusion and ran for political cover.
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Posted on November 20, 2009 3:25 PM
Neb.'s Nelson agrees to health debate, leaving two senators undecided
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three centrist Democrats who had been undecided on Saturday's motion to debate the Senate health-care bill, has announced he will vote to bring the measure to the floor.
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Orszag on health care reform
Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag delivers the Obama administration's health-care reform sales pitch in a Washington Post op-ed today by focusing on the economic impact of the efforts. "If we do nothing to slow the skyrocketing cost...
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A Saturday night date with health reform
8 a.m. ET: Cancel those weekend plans: You've now got a date Saturday night with health-care reform. The Senate measure faces a key procedural vote Saturday evening, and Harry Reid is still working to assemble the requisite 60 votes. Politico...
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Senate finally ready to move on reform
8 a.m. ET: Two weeks after the House passed its health-care bill and exactly a month after the Senate Finance Committee reported out its version of the measure, the Senate's compromise plan is finally ready for its closeup. Harry Reid...
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After Sen. Max Baucus introduced a $856 billion health-care bill, the Senate Finance Committee debated the bill seeking to decrease the cost for middle-class families and keep it from adding to the federal deficit.
As members of Congress meet with constituents during the August recess, strong emotions on proposed health reform are turning town hall meetings into demonstrations and shouting matches during a critical month in the debate.
Obama repeated his belief that he will achieve a health care bill. He said he remained open to any ideas that could lead to a compromise -- but only if they led to cost savings.
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How reform would affect medical innovation
The CATO Institute hosts an event that looks at the Democratic health-care care legislation and how it would help or hinder innovation.
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Narrative of a man whose wife died of cancer after he lost his job and was unable to buy individual insurance.
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The bills under discussion will put us on a path to a high-quality, low-cost system.(Peter Orszag)
Why you don't need to fear the new screening guidelines.(Douglas Kamerow and Steven Woolf)
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A distinguished panel of experts participate in an ongoing, online dialogue about the present health system and ideas for fixing it.
Key Coverage
- In Broadcast Blitz, Obama Calls for 'Civil' Tone, Sept. 21
- Talk Radio Campaign Frightening Seniors, Aug. 1
- Getting What You Pay For, July 26
- CBO Chief: Proposals Lack Controls on Spending, July 17
- Hospitals Reach Deal With Administration, July 7
- Familiar Players in Health Bill Lobbying, July 6
- Wal-Mart Endorses Employer Mandate, July 1
- States Assert Place in Health-Care Debate, June 25
- Obama Announces Agreement With Drug Companies, June 22
- For Baucus, It's the Issue Of a Lifetime, May 24
- For This Health System, Less Is More, March 26
