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Health On The Hill – April 12, 2010
Physicians face a 21 percent cut in their Medicare payments unless the Senate approves legislation this week to stop the scheduled reduction. Meanwhile, education efforts about elements of the health care overhaul package are continuing, with the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies and outside groups working to give the public more specifics about the measure.
Health On The Hill – April 6, 2010
Obama administration officials have begun the process of implementing health care overhaul legislation that the president signed into law last month.
Interview with NIH Director Francis Collins
Video interview with physician-geneticist Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
Health On The Hill: The Reform Bill Is Signed, What’s Next?
With a package of legislative changes to the health care bill on its way to President Obama, congressional Democrats have concluded work on their plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Republicans have said they will continue in their efforts to repeal the bill while Obama and Democrats are focused on the measure’s implementation.
Highlights: President Obama Signs Health Bill
At a White House ceremony this morning, President Barack Obama signed into law the Senate version of health insurance reform. The White House released video of the event, which includes remarks by the president and Vice President Joe Biden.
President Obama’s Speech After House Passes Reform
Watch President Obama’s speech he made late Sunday night, after the House passed health reform legislation.
Health On The Hill – March 22, 2010
Late Sunday night, the House of Representatives made history by passing the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and The Fiscal Times’ Eric Pianin report on the scene during the vote on Capitol Hill, what’s next in the Senate and what health reform may mean for consumers.
Highlights: President Obama’s Health Reform Rally Remarks
This video highlights President Obama’s remarks during a health care reform rally held Friday, at George Mason University.
Health On The Hill – March 15, 2010
Over the weekend, White House officials urged the House of Representatives to vote on the Senate-passed health overhaul bill. Meanwhile, Rep. Nancy Pelosi is still working to assuage concerns from both sides of the ideological base on the issue of abortion. A vote is expected sometime this week.
Health On The Hill – March 8, 2010
President Obama will visit Philadelphia and St. Louis this week to continue his push to have Congress pass health overhaul legislation this month.
Highlights: Obama’s Speech On Health Care Reform In St. Louis
As part of his campaign to push Congress to pass a health reform bill, President Barack Obama spoke before a crowd in a St. Charles, Missouri high school auditorium.
Highlights: Obama’s Speech On Moving Forward With Health Reform
This video highlights President Obama’s new proposal for health reform, which includes changes to what he calls the “worst practices” of insurance companies and efforts to control rising health care costs.
Health On The Hill – March 1, 2010
House and Senate Democratic leaders continue to determine support in their chambers for moving health care legislation by using the budget reconciliation process, which would allow the measure to be approved in the Senate by 51 votes rather than a filibuster-proof 60 vote margin. President Obama is expected to announce some changes to the health care plan he unveiled last week that is hoped to bring more support for the package.
Health On The Hill: After The Summit
A health care summit between President Obama, Republicans and Democrats ended with the president laying out some areas of consensus between the two parties but many disagreements remain.
Health Care Summit – Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. and Closing Remarks
Towards the end of the health summit, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., urged the Democrats to start over on health reform. In wrapping up, President Barack Obama rejected that notion, saying “we cannot have another year-long debate about this.”
Health Care Summit – Exchange Between Rep. Eric Cantor and President Obama
In this video, Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., and President Obama discuss elements of health care reform during the White House health care summit.
Health Care Summit – Excerpts of Opening Remarks
This video highlights President Obama’s opening remarks at the White House health care summit.
Health On The Hill – February 22, 2010
Just days before a bipartisan White House summit on health care, President Obama unveiled a proposal that closely tracks the Senate-passed health legislation with some modifications.
Health On The Hill – February 16, 2010
President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan summit for Feb. 25 to discuss ways to pass health care overhaul legislation this year. On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders in both chambers are trying to resolve differences between House and Senate-passed health care bills and make progress on the issue once lawmakers return from the President’s Day recess.
Health On The Hill – February 1, 2010
President Obama’s budget request for fiscal 2011 would give states an additional $25 billion in Medicaid funding to help cover rising program costs. Meanwhile, House and Senate Democratic leaders continue negotiations on how to pass health care overhaul legislation this year, although lawmakers’ focus has shifted in part to finding ways to improve the economy and increase jobs.
