AP sources: Senate group seeks health care savings without employer mandateWASHINGTON — After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said. AP Sources: Bipartisan health care bill not likely to include employer optionWASHINGTON — Officials say that a bipartisan group in the Senate is edging closer to a health care compromise that omits a government insurance option that President Barack Obama favors. Nor is it expected to require businesses to offer coverage to their employees. Budget office: Gov’t plan sought by Democrats can coexist with private health coverageWASHINGTON — A new government health insurance plan sought by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could coexist with private insurers without driving them out of business, an analysis by nonpartisan budget experts suggests. In Hawaii, requiring business to provide health insurance doesn’t equal universal coverageHONOLULU — Hawaii’s decades-old law aimed at increasing health coverage by requiring companies to provide insurance to their workers has brought something less than universal health care to the 50th state. As lawmakers do battle on overhaul, interest groups stay positive and focus on end gameWASHINGTON — A strong force, perhaps as powerful in Congress as President Barack Obama, is keeping the drive for health care going even as lawmakers seem hopelessly at odds. Obama calls for end to disparity in health costs between small and big companiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, citing a new White House study suggesting that small businesses pay far more per employee for health insurance than big companies, said Saturday the disparity is “unsustainable — it’s unacceptable.” Massachusetts, home of nation’s most ambitious health care law, offers reform ‘dos and don’ts’BOSTON — Three years into its experiment with near-universal health care, Massachusetts has some “dos and don’ts” for the nation as it grapples with the best way to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Obama: It’s ‘OK’ that Senate missing deadline for health care bill, says ‘keep on working’SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — President Barack Obama stepped up his us-against-them pitch for overhauling health care Thursday, saying the American people need it and must overcome resistance from opponents in Washington, whom he described vaguely as naysayers and skeptics. Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care planWASHINGTON — Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care. Obama’s health care plan: Is it time that you be a part?
Obama ytries to rally support for health care overhal, says debate is ‘not a game’WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night as Congress struggled to find agreement on a historic overhaul. He vowed to reject any measure “primarily funded through taxing middle-class families.” FACT CHECK: Obama’s health care principles somewhat at odds with the details in front of himWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s assertion Wednesday that government will stay out of health care decisions in an overhauled system is hard to square with the proposals coming out of Congress and with his own rhetoric. Text of Obama’s opening remarks at news conferenceText of President Barack Obama’s opening remarks at a news conference at the White House on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House: Obama urges faster action on health care overhaul, says debate is ‘not a game’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that Medicare and Medicaid are the “biggest driving force behind” massive federal deficits, and must be tamed as part of any health care legislation. Democratic divisions over health care overhaul on display despite fresh plea from ObamaWASHINGTON — House Democrats put their divisions on display over the details and timing of health care legislation Tuesday despite fresh attempts by President Barack Obama to hasten a compromise on the issue that looms increasingly as a major test of his clout. Little _ and little known _ agency could have oversized role in health care overhaulWASHINGTON — Asked about a cut President Barack Obama recommended in Medicare, California Rep. Fortney Stark responded with a question of his own: “What does MedPAC think?” UnitedHealth 2nd-quarter profit rises, but commercial enrollment slide continuesINDIANAPOLIS — UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported a soaring second-quarter profit Tuesday, but uncertainty surrounding the health care overhaul debate in Congress helped keep the managed care company’s shares grounded. No overnight overhaul: Timeline for far-reaching House health care legislation spans 2010-2018WASHINGTON — President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law on July 30, 1965, and 11 months later seniors were receiving coverage. But if President Barack Obama gets to sign a health care overhaul this fall, the uninsured won’t be covered until 2013 — after the next presidential election. Obama stays course on health care as critics decry costs, ad wars begin; concessions coming?WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is using a touch-all-bases approach to try push through his health care overhaul, a struggle that might demand deep concessions. Divisions on health care, concern over economy costing Obama some support among DemocratsNEW YORK — Could it be that President Barack Obama’s Midas touch is starting to dull a bit, even among members of his own party? White House, Democratic rebels seek greater health care savings in struggle for overhaulWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, worried about growing resistance to his health care plan, exhorted Congress not to “lose heart” Friday and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans. House panels OK health care bill, but White House, Democratic conservatives seek more savingsWASHINGTON — Health care legislation atop President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda cleared two House committees on Friday, but the White House as well as rebellious Democratic conservatives called quickly for changes to rein in the skyrocketing cost of care. White House, Dem rebels seek greater health care savings in struggle for overhaulWASHINGTON — Health care legislation atop President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda cleared two House committees on Friday, but the White House as well as rebellious Democratic conservatives called quickly for changes to rein in the skyrocketing cost of care. Obama quickly adds health care statement to Friday agenda as concerns rise over cost of reformWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has quickly scheduled a statement on health care for Friday afternoon as concerns rise about the cost of new legislation. Obama’s health care overhaul on uncertain trajectory; 2 committees approve provisionsWASHINGTON — Working day and night, House Democrats advanced major health care legislation through two committees on Friday and struggled to line up the votes necessary to prevail in a third. Obama’s health care overhaul on uncertain trajectory; committee approves tax provisionsWASHINGTON — Up one day. Down the next. Sometimes legislation to remake the nation’s health care system moves in both directions at once. Mass. considers move from fee-for-service to ‘global’ health care payment system over 5 yearsBOSTON — In a bid to rein in escalating health care costs, Massachusetts is weighing a “global” health care payment system designed to reward doctors and hospitals for keeping patients healthy by emphasizing preventative care. Obama warns that without action health costs will keep rising as he touts proposal in NJHOLMDEL, N.J. — President Barack Obama returned to campaign-style rhetoric on Thursday, telling a political rally that inaction is not an option and urging allies to push for his overhaul of the nation’s health care system. Obama warns that health costs will keep rising without action as he touts proposal in NJHOLMDEL, N.J. — President Barack Obama says he wants a health care overhaul this year and that costs will continue to rise without action. A breakdown of the $1.5 trillion cost of the House Democrats’ health overhaul billA trio of House committees began work Thursday on $1.5 trillion, 10-year legislation from the Democrats that would fundamentally reshape the nation’s health care system. |
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WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought Wednesday night to rally support for sweeping health care legislation he’s struggling to push through Congress, expressing support for a surtax on families making more than $1 million a year to help pay for it.
