Former Vt. Gov. Dean says administration must not retreat from public option on health care

WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said Monday he doubts there can be meaningful health care reform without a direct government role, putting him at odds with President Barack Obama who says such a public option is only a sliver of the solution.

Obama official says government insurance plan not essential to health care overhaul

WASHINGTON — Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama’s administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.

Obama, as president, has a doctor shadowing him

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he has a follower — a physician.

Obama fires back at insurers’ charges that govt plan would “take over” health care

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system.

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