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Posted by: Erin Kelly on Aug 25, 2009
Congressman Chris Van Hollen explores the GOPs history of attacking medicare as the drama at town halls across the country dies down.
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Category: Affordability,Congress,Health Care Costs,Insurance Industry,Medicare,President Obama,Underinsurance and Medical Debt,Uninsured Americans
Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 17, 2009
Harry and Louise have changed their minds about health care reform. Now, the same actors are back in a new campaign, this time to support a government overhaul of the medical system promoted by a Democratic president, Barack Obama.Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 16, 2009
Yesterday, the Senate HELP committee, chaired by Senator Ted Kennedy, passed it's version of the health care bill.
Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 16, 2009
While the Senate continues to struggle over its approach to health care reform, House Democratic leaders have unveiled a bill that would go a long way toward solving the nation's health insurance problems without driving up the deficit. It is already drawing fierce opposition from business groups and many Republicans. This is a bill worth fighting for.
Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 15, 2009
Yesterday, three committees in the House - Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce - came together to release a health reform bill that goes far in fixing American's broken health care system. The robust bill (America's Affordable Health Choices Act) guarantees that everyone is covered and it promotes shared responsibility among individuals, employers, and the government. It effectively provides quality and affordable health care for all.Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 15, 2009
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 13-10 along party lines to pass a $600-billion measure that would expand coverage to nearly all Americans by requiring individuals get insurance and employers to contribute to the cost.Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jul 10, 2009
WITH SO MUCH SIZZLING GOING ON, we thought we'd hit you with our take on where things stand, midway through a decisive two-week period for the nuts and bolts of health-care reform legislation.
Posted by: Jeff Davis on Jun 24, 2009
The goal of health reform is to provide every American affordable health care coverage. That means people with insurance who pay too much out of pocket to see a doctor or to buy prescription drugs should see some relief. Currently, the elderly, like millions of other Americans, are struggling with their prescription drug bills.
Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jun 11, 2009
Read headlines from today, Thursday, June 11, including why the AMA is trying to "torpedo health reform."Posted by: Julia Eisman on Jun 10, 2009
Read up on health reform in today's news, including news about Sen. Kennedy's bill out of the HELP committee.