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Highlights Of Senator Max Baucus’ News Conference
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., discussed his health proposal at a Capitol Hill news conference today. He acknowledged the lack of Republican support, but expressed confidence that some members of the GOP would sign on, saying: “At the end of the day, we all share a common purpose, that is to make the lives of Americans better tomorrow than they are today, and to get health-care reform done, which means the time to come for action is now.”
Baucus Releases Bill: No Public Option
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus unveiled a health care bill today that would require most people to have health insurance and would bar insurance companies from discriminating against people with medical problems.
Video Highlights Of The News Conference | Mary Agnes Carey Discusses What The New Bill Means
Press Release: Baucus’ Plan To Lower Health Care Costs
The following is a press release on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’ new health care reform legislation.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – September 15, 2009
NPR’s Julie Rovner and KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill.
Senate Health Bill On The Floor Within Two Weeks
The Senate Finance Committee could begin work on a health overhaul bill as early as next week.
Please Don’t Call It Health Reform
The President has said “the status quo is not an option,” but that is for the most part what these bills would give us.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – September 10, 2009
Transcript of KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin’s discussion of recent and upcoming activities on the Hill.
Health On The Hill – September 10, 2009
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and other experts discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill — part of a weekly series of video reports.
Experts Analyze Obama’s Speech
KHN asked nine experts
Excerpts From The President’s Speech To Congress On Health Care Reform
Highlights of the president’s address to Congress include his proposals for guaranteed insurance coverage, mandates to buy insurance and insurance exchanges. He endorsed a ‘public option,’ but said he would remain open to other ideas to expand coverage.
Obama’s Speech: A Sampling Of Reactions From Consumers
KHN interviewed several Americans about their reactions to the president’s speech: Was it persuasive? How would the proposals he outlined affect you and your family?
Text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in his address to a Joint Session of Congress.
Obama’s Speech Leaves Room For Snowe’s Compromise To Put Off Public Option
President Obama signaled in his nationally televised speech last night that there is some flexibility in his commitment to a government-run insurance plan, providing an opening for Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe’s idea for holding the public option in reserve.
Transcript Of President Obama’s Address: ‘I Still Believe We Can Act’
A transcript of President Barack Obama’s address to Congress on his health care reform proposals.
Health On The Hill – September 9, 2009
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin discuss health care reform legislation prior to President Obama’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening.
Gingrich’s Advice To Obama: Split Health Bill
When President Obama goes before Congress on Wednesday, he hopes to regain control over the health debate. When President Clinton tried to overhaul the system, he had to deal with Republican Newt Gingrich. In an interview, Gingrich discusses what advice he would give to Obama.
Democrats Are Tightening The Belt For Health Reform
Democrats are considering their options for a less ambitious overhaul plan, including a new proposal from Sen. Max Baucus. Meanwhile, President Obama is planning his address to Congress, in which he is expected to propose specific refinements to the current bills.
Premium And Out-Of-Pocket Maximums For Individuals Under The House Bill
These documents, prepared by the House Committee on Ways and Means and obtained by KHN, show the maximum premiums and out-of-pocket costs low- and moderate-income people might face under the House health overhaul plan, called America’s Affordable Health Choices Act.
Whatever Happened To the Uninsured?
What the uninsured are missing, plain and simple, is a group of individuals with the passion to organize them around the issue.
Nixon’s Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words
In 1974, President Nixon proposed universal health care, financial assistance for those who needed it and a way to control costs – a plan strikingly similar to those on Capitol Hill now.
