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Coverage For Sick Kids Under Question In New Law
The Obama administration says the new health overhaul law bans insurers this year from denying coverage to kids with pre-existing illnesses. Insurers say that’s not their interpretation of the law.
Some Will Remain Uninsured After Reform
When President Obama signed health care overhaul into law Tuesday, did he fulfill a campaign promise to “bring health care to all?”
Last Minute Deal On Medicare Highlights Dilemma On Curbing Costs
Lawmakers agreed in health bill to increase Medicare payments by $800 million to hospitals and doctors in a handful of states.
Transcript: President Obama At Health Reform Bill Signing Ceremony
The White House released this transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the signing of the health reform bill.
Final Health Care Package Shaped By Changing Political Landscape
The Democrats scaled back their ambitions for health overhaul legislation amid a year-long series of turbulent shifts in the political landscape.
The Health Care Debate Has Just Begun
Last night’s historic vote to pass comprehensive health care legislation means a lot of things, but it does not end the health care debate in America–not by a long shot.
Why The Vote Changes The Health Care Debate Forever
Health care reform promises to shift the middle ground between government and market, modestly, but in a way that will have far-reaching effects.
Primary Care Shortage Could Crimp Overhaul
For all the changes put in motion by yesterday’s historic vote passing health care overhaul, an expansion of coverage for tens of million of uninsured people raises a really big question: Who will take care of them all?
Transcript: Health On The Hill – Day After House Passes Health Reform
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.
It’s Over! Health Care is Passed. Will it Really Work?
The realities of the health care legislation do not match the hyperbole from either side. Though proponents bill the legislation as the most significant changes in the nation’s health care system since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the Obama era coverage reforms rely on existing government programs and private insurance, and its payment reforms are variations on themes tried before without much success.
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.
Health Care Passage Hinged On Abortion Language
The House of Representatives’ passage Sunday of a health care bill was secured after President Obama issued an executive order banning the use of public funds for abortions. The order helped secure the support of Rep. Bart Stupak and other anti-abortion Democrats. This story comes from our partner NPR News
The Immediate Effects Of The Health Reform Bill
A number of provisions in the health bill would take effect within a few months. The question for Democrats is whether promoting the early changes will help them in November.
How The Senate Will Tackle Health Reform Now
Senate debate over the health reform reconciliation bill could start as early as Tuesday and conclude before Congress adjourns for a two-week recess at the end of the week.
New Poll: As Vote Approaches, Americans Divided On Legislation
As House Democratic leaders scramble to come up with the votes needed to pass their health overhaul package Sunday, Americans remain divided over the legislation, according to a new poll.
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.
Transcript: President Obama’s Health Reform Rally Remarks
The White House released a transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks at a rally today at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.
ObamaCare, Abortion and the Reagan Democrats
Roughly a dozen members of Congress have insisted they won’t vote for any measure that provides public subsidies for abortion beyond those allowed by the Hyde Amendment. This isn’t surprising. For decades Midwestern Democrats in Congress have generally been economic liberals and social conservatives.
The Changing Status Quo On Federal Abortion Funding
Mr. Stupak and his allies have threatened to deny health insurance expansion to millions of Americans all because the legislation does not go far enough in restricting abortion rights. Even without getting his amendment into the final bill, however, he has made large gains in achieving his agenda.
