
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Cracks in President Obama's health care reform plan formed Wednesday as his August deadline appears to be slipping away amid angst from Democrats over taxing employer benefits to help pay for the $1 trillion makeover.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The nation's hospitals Wednesday became the latest industry group to promise voluntary cost cuts on the road to health care reform.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Taxing employer-provided health care plans is a tempting pot of money for Democrats looking for ways to fund an overhaul of the nation's health care system, but the public isn't buying it.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Senate Democrats said Thursday that their health care plan would cost $611 billion over 10 years, a dramatic drop in cost that could bring their proposal greater support in the Senate.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Over the past 27 sessions of Congress, there has been a Dingell universal health care bill pending, a proposal first introduced in the middle of World War II.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Seven Senate Finance Committee members from both sides of the aisle have emerged as the key negotiators on a health care reform plan as President Obama's August deadline quickly approaches.
Friday, June 26, 2009
A $1 trillion, bipartisan health care reform bill with a payment plan is within grasp of the Senate Finance Committee as Congress leaves for its recess.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday that he can write a bill that comes in under $1 trillion and fully paid for, a symbolic goal that may win him additional support.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The latest hurdle in crafting a health care reform bill is figuring out how to prevent employers and employees from leaving their traditional employer-based health care coverage in favor of a government plan, which would dramatically increase costs.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday he wouldn't support a health care reform bill if the cost reaches $3.5 trillion.