Obama to urge Congress that a ’season for action’ on health care has arrivedWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama summoned Congress to join in a “season for action” on health care Wednesday night, urging lawmakers to set aside partisan gamesmanship in favor of drafting legislation that benefits millions who have insurance and many more without it. Obama urges Congress to enact sweeping health care bill, saying ‘time for bickering is over’WASHINGTON — Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the “time for bickering is over” and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all. Obama exhorts Congress to pass health care overhaul, says ‘time for bickering is over’WASHINGTON — Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the “time for bickering is over” and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all. Obama hopes to salvage health care plan after delays and GOP attacks take a tollWASHINGTON — In retrospect, President Barack Obama now says, he should have offered more details about health care proposals a few months ago, rather than give critics all summer to criticize them, often with baseless claims. Health care overhaul, an odyssey of social-system change whose time, critics say, hasn’t comeWASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears. Obama’s chief spokesman says ‘public option’ remains on table in talk of health care overhaulWASHINGTON — Chief White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama will again cite a need for a public option on health insurance when he gives a prime-time speech to the nation. Health care’s bumpy road: More potholes, headaches than Democrats expectedWASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears. Timeline of developments in Obama’s effort to overhaul health careChronology of President Barack Obama’s efforts this year to overhaul health care: Obama speech Wednesday to Congress offers details, tries to build momentum for health overhaulWASHINGTON — Harsh realities are testing President Barack Obama’s “yes we can” ethic like never before as he appeals to Congress and the nation to keep alive his hopes for creating affordable health care for all. Bipartisan Senate group to meet on health care as time winds down for compromiseWASHINGTON — Lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill a day ahead of President Barack Obama’s health care speech wasted no time Tuesday showing just how hard his selling job will be. Safety net hospitals, last resort for the poor, may suffer under health care overhaulCHICAGO — Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago’s safety net hospitals and waited her turn. Senate Finance chairman proposes fee on insurance companies in post-recess health care planWASHINGTON — Sen. Max Baucus on Monday pushed a new health care plan including an industry fee to help pay for covering the uninsured as President Barack Obama said insurance companies must share accountability for the troubled system. House liberals plead with Obama to push for creation of government-run health care programWASHINGTON — House liberals pleaded with President Barack Obama on Friday to push for creation of a government-run health care program as the Senate’s chief negotiator said he won’t wait much longer for Republicans to compromise amid dwindling chances for a bipartisan bill. Obama tries to grab control of health care debate, will address Congress next Wednesday nightWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver a major prime-time health care address to Congress next week, opening an urgent autumn push to gain control of the debate that has been slipping from his grasp under withering Republican-led attacks. Baucus tells AARP members that even Medicare recipients helped under Senate health care planHELENA, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus told AARP members Tuesday that those who are worried that a health care overhaul would hurt their government benefits should know that even Medicare recipients would be helped under his plan. Waxman, Stupak probe whether insurers dump small businesses that become expensive to insureWASHINGTON — A top House Democrat is investigating whether the nation’s largest health insurers have deliberately canceled coverage for small businesses after their employees became sick and sought expensive treatment. Survey: Economists happy with Fed, skeptical on spending, emissions and health care policyNEW YORK — Economists are pleased with the Federal Reserve’s policy on interest rates but skeptical of the government’s ability to rein in spending, curb greenhouse gases or overhaul health care, a new survey finds. Potential health care compromise takes further blow as GOP negotiator criticizes Dems’ plansWASHINGTON — A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country’s “finances sicker without saving you money.” Amid fading hopes on health care, GOP negotiator brands Democratic proposals as budget bustersWASHINGTON — A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country’s “finances sicker without saving you money.” Key Republican negotiator calls Dems’ health plan a budget buster he can’t supportWASHINGTON — Signaling a fading chance for compromise, a leading Republican negotiator on health care legislation on Saturday criticized Democratic legislative proposals as budget-busters that would reroute Medicare spending and restrict medical choices. Republican who sought bipartisan deal criticizes Democrats’ health care plansWASHINGTON — Signaling a fading chance for compromise, a leading Republican negotiator on health care legislation on Saturday criticized Democratic legislative proposals as budget-busters that would reroute Medicare spending and restrict medical choices. China moves to reduce dependence on organs harvested from executed prisonersBEIJING — China has launched a national organ donation system to try to reduce its dependence on body parts harvested from executed prisoners, who make up the majority of donors, state media reported Wednesday. Major portion of China’s organ transplants come from executed prisoners
Citing worse than expected economy, White House projects bigger deficits and bigger debtWASHINGTON — The federal government faces exploding deficits and mounting debt over the next decade, White House officials predicted Tuesday in a fiscal assessment far bleaker than what the Obama administration had estimated just a few months ago. Millions face smaller Social Security checks next year as rising drug costs diminish paymentsWASHINGTON — Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise. As debate rages over public health plan, private insurers seem to be quashing competitionWASHINGTON — One of the most widely accepted arguments against a government medical plan for the middle class is that it would quash competition — just what private insurers seem to be doing themselves in many parts of the U.S. Bipartisan Senate negotiators aim to cut the costs of health care overhaul billWASHINGTON — Bipartisan health care negotiators are aiming to cut the costs of their bill after getting an earful from voters, a participant in the closed-door talks said Friday. Bipartisan Senate negotiators aiming for more affordable bill; outcome uncertainWASHINGTON — Bipartisan health care negotiators are aiming to cut the costs of their bill after getting an earful from voters, a participant in the closed-door talks said Friday. Obama tells talk radio caller ‘I guarantee’ health care overhaul will be approved by CongressWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama guaranteed Thursday that his health care overhaul will win approval and said any bill he signs will have to reduce rapidly rising costs, protect consumers from insurance abuses and provide affordable choices to the uninsured — while not adding to the federal deficit. China issues essential drugs list as part of health system overhaulBEIJING — The Chinese government has issued a list of more than 300 commonly used medicines that will be sold at controlled prices starting next month as part of reforms aimed at making health care more affordable. |
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BEIJING — The majority of transplanted organs in China come from executed prisoners, state media reported Wednesday in a rare disclosure about an industry often criticized for being opaque and unethical.
