Other Democratic leaders said it seems unlikely President Obama will have a health bill to sign by the end of the year.
... illness. These patients often face an added burden: limited insurance coverage compared with people whose ills are physical. The massive economic bill coming before the House could also fix that....
... Holly Calvillo signed up for a new type of health insurance that was just starting to get popular. ... She figured that with her employer's contributions to a health savings account, they would save money ...
A newly empowered Democratic majority brushed aside objections with a bill to insure four million children.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy envisions a public health coverage plan that looks like medicare, while Senator Max Baucus is working closely with Republicans who oppose a public plan.
In treatment for cancer, Senator Edward M. Kennedy is working on health legislation but is not at the Capitol.
Lawmakers are settling in for a long, hard slog that may not fit with President Obama’s goal of signing a bill within four months.
(AP) -- House Democrats have lots of potential targets for higher taxes as they aim to expand health care coverage, from wealthy Americans and the nation's employers to anyone who pops the top on a ...
The proposal by Democrats would establish a new public health insurance plan, but they did not know how much it would cost.
(AP) -- House Democrats are pushing forward with a partisan health care bill even as a key Senate Democrat labors to achieve an elusive bipartisan compromise on President Barack ...
Republicans dislike much of the Democrats’ health care proposals, making it difficult for Congress to come up with a truly bipartisan plan.
Action by the leaders of the Senate health committee cleared the way for a vote by the panel next week.
President Obama summoned top Democrats to the White House to urge them to stick to his legislative timetable — he wants Congress to pass bills before the August recess.
Governors in both parties raised concerns that a revamping of the health care system would hand them costly new Medicaid obligations without the money to pay for them.
Health care will cost the typical American household roughly $15,000 this year, but many don’t notice how much they’re paying.
