Key senator says $1 trillion, 10-year health bill possibleWASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators at work on health care reported progress Thursday in holding the cost of legislation to their $1 trillion target, but Republicans quickly added there was no agreement on even the outlines of a bill. “We have options that would enable us to write a $1 trillion bill, fully paid for,” Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, told reporters. Drug companies would pay for some Medicare prescriptions under $80 billion dealWASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. Drug companies would pay for some Medicare prescriptions under emerging $80 billion dealWASHINGTON — Medicare beneficiaries would receive better drug coverage and a portion of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation would be paid for under an emerging agreement involving the pharmaceutical industry, the White House and key lawmakers. Drug industry would pay for some Medicare prescriptions under emerging $80 billion dealWASHINGTON — Medicare beneficiaries would receive better drug coverage and a portion of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation would be paid for under an emerging agreement involving the pharmaceutical industry, the White House and key lawmakers. Democrats unveil latest health care overhaul plan, regrouping after a tough weekWASHINGTON — Democrats got a sobering glimpse of what it would look like if their ambitious health care overhaul ran into a wall — and they quickly pulled back to regroup and get moving again. House Democrats unveil plan as concerns mount over prospects for health care billWASHINGTON — Trying to regain momentum on a core issue of Barack Obama’s presidency, House Democrats on Friday unveiled legislation they said would cover virtually all the nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. House Democrats unveil plan to cover nearly 50 million uninsured AmericansWASHINGTON — House Democrats say virtually all of the nation’s 50 million uninsured people will be able to get coverage through their health plan. House Democrats to unveil plan as concerns mount over prospects for health care billWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s ambitious effort to remake the nation’s health care system was always going to be a marathon. Now the runners seem to have stumbled at the starting line. $600B in new taxes weighed in House to cover health care as senators lower cost of their billWASHINGTON — Early work on the ambitious health care overhaul the Obama administration is seeking has exposed the kinds of in-house fights that typify just how hard it will be to get meaningful legislation this year. Case in point: A proposal to help bankroll universal health coverage with a dime-a-can increase in the price of soft drinks. Key Senate Democrats pare back subsidies as they seek bipartisan support on health care billWASHINGTON — Key Senate Democrats, bidding for bipartisan support on health care, pared back subsidies designed to make insurance more affordable on Thursday and floated a compromise that rules out direct government competition against private insurers. Senators slowly begin amending health bill as even noncontroversial issues generate controversyWASHINGTON — Initial congressional work on the historic health care overhaul pushed by President Barack Obama is going so slowly that Sen. Christopher Dodd told colleagues: “I never suggested this was going to be warp speed.” Senators pushed ahead anyhow Thursday on what were supposed to be the easy parts of sweeping health care legislation. But they quickly found out that almost nothing about revamping the system is uncontroversial. Senators begin amending health bill as even noncontroversial issues generate controversyWASHINGTON — Initial congressional work on the historic health care overhaul pushed by President Barack Obama is going so slowly that Sen. Christopher Dodd told colleagues: “I never suggested this was going to be warp speed.” Senators get to work on health care bill, but speechmaking and disputes overshadow progressWASHINGTON — Delays and disputes bogged down a Senate panel considering the details of remaking the nation’s $2.5 trillion health care system. Lawmakers clash over cost as Senate starts work on overhaul of health careWASHINGTON — Hoping to make history, the Senate set off on its major overhaul of the nation’s health care system Wednesday, but its first steps were quickly overtaken by fresh cost concerns and partisan anger. Republicans, Democrats clash over cost as Senate begins drafting health care billWASHINGTON — Congress’ first stab at a major overhaul of the nation’s health care system in the Obama era is getting off to a rough start as Democrats and Republicans clash over the cost. Senate Democrats press head on health care bill; first big test comes in committee votesWASHINGTON — Eye-popping new cost estimates for President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system are forcing majority Democrats to scale back their plans to subsidize coverage for the uninsured. Democrats’ health care bill to face first test as committee voting session set to beginWASHINGTON — Eye-popping new cost estimates for President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system are forcing majority Democrats to scale back their plans to subsidize coverage for the uninsured. Democrats’ health care bill facing first test as committee voting session beginsWASHINGTON — Eye-popping new cost estimates for President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system are forcing majority Democrats to scale back their plans to subsidize coverage for the uninsured. Democrats seek to scale back health care bill after some cost estimates reach as high as $1.6TWASHINGTON — Jolted by cost estimates as high as $1.6 trillion, Senate Democrats agreed to scale back planned subsidies for the uninsured and sought concessions totaling hundreds of billions of dollars from private industry Tuesday to defray the cost of sweeping health care legislation. At the same time, key Democrats disagreed openly among themselves over a proposed tax on health insurance benefits to pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured. Congressional Democrats consider ways to reduce cost of health care billWASHINGTON — Jolted by cost estimates as high as $1.6 trillion, Senate Democrats agreed to scale back planned subsidies for the uninsured and sought concessions totaling hundreds of billions of dollars from private industry Tuesday to defray the cost of sweeping health care legislation. AP sources: Cost of Senate Finance Committee draft health care bill tops $1.6 trillionWASHINGTON — The latest cost estimates for health care legislation in Congress are around $1.6 trillion over 10 years, two Senate sources said Tuesday as concerns mounted over the price tag for the sweeping overhaul. Co-op plan shaping up as compromise between White House, Congress on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, members of President Barack Obama’s team said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control. Proposal for gov’t insurance plan divides lawmakers and administration officialsWASHINGTON — Lawmakers and administration officials on Sunday distanced themselves from the idea of taxing health benefits to help pay President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and bickered over whether government insurance would strengthen the market. Tax on health benefits in Senate bill may be delayed until 2013 to avoid political falloutWASHINGTON — Legislation to be outlined next week in the Senate Finance Committee will likely include a new tax on workers with the costliest employer-provided health coverage, officials said Friday, but with implementation delayed until 2013 to minimize any political fallout. Senators see possible compromise on key issue in health care debateWASHINGTON — A potential compromise emerged Wednesday on one of the most vexing issues of the health care overhaul debate — whether to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers. Democrats advance proposals to spread health coverage, but say little on how to pay for themWASHINGTON — Proposals that would help disabled seniors and healthy young adults are among dozens of provisions tucked into sweeping health care legislation that senators will begin considering next week. Senate Dems to start work next week on health care, Dodd holds off on controversial elementsWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats announced plans Tuesday to begin committee work next week on health care legislation designed to assure coverage for millions of Americans who now lack it, a key objective of the Obama administration. AP Sources: House Democrats may tax health benefits to pay for legislationWASHINGTON — Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured. House Democrats considering tax health benefits to pay for legislation, sources sayWASHINGTON — Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured. Sources say House Democrats may tax health benefits to pay for legislationWASHINGTON — Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured. |
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