Reporting from Washington -- Capping months of work, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday introduced their plan for a sweeping remake of the nation's healthcare system. Among the provisions in the 1,018-page bill: creation of a new government insurance option, increased ...Read More
Washington Bureau - NOAM N. LEVEYReporting from WashingtonWithout a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their healthcare legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday, as the chamber voted to begin formal debate of a sweeping measure to guarantee ...Read More
Washington's struggle over healthcare reform – President Obama's top domestic priority – now is within days of a historic turning point.
Senate majority leader Harry Reid says he plans to bring his newly unveiled, 10-year $848 billion healthcare overhaul bill to ...Read More
(For full coverage of U.S. healthcare reform, click [ID:nN20512341]) * Senate set for first test vote for healthcare overhaul * Democrats need 60 votes to move to debate on bill * Two moderate Democrats still publicly uncommitted WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
Senators will vote at 8 p.m. (0100 ...Read More
WASHINGTON: US President BarackObama's job approval rating has dipped below the 50% mark, the first time afterhe was sworn in January this year. The latest Gallup Daily trackingresults, released yesterday said that 49% of Americans approve of the job Obamais doing ...Read More
Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s office phone lines have been tied up for weeks, but today - on the eve of a key vote to take up the Democratic healthcare reform - the lines have been jammed solid. For those callers that could ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad overhaul one day before its first crucial test.
Senator Ben Nelson said he ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a measure to open the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions to government audits, a surprise blow to the central bank's efforts to shield its independence and a signal of frustration ...Read More
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. House committee advanced aproposal to remove a three-decade ban on congressional audits ofFederal Reserve interest-rate decisions, a measure backed by alawmaker who has called for the abolition of the central bank. The House Financial Services ...Read More
No doubt about it, this has been Sarah Palin’s week. Not Barack Obama’s, with his splashy tour of Asia. Or Harry Reid’s, following the at-long-last release of the Senate healthcare plan. Palin even trumped Oprah Winfrey. Though leave it to ...Read More
Washington - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects ...Read More
(For full coverage of the healthcare debate [nN20512341]) * U.S. Senate prepares for lengthy healthcare debate * Republicans criticize cost and taxes in new bill * First key vote on Saturday WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats geared upfor a lengthy battle ...Read More
Abortion coverage is way down on the list of concerns of those who oppose Democratic-led healthcare reform, a new Pew survey finds. A majority of Americans—55 percent—oppose abortion coverage as a "guaranteed medical benefit" in a government-run health insurance plan, ...Read More
House Republican leaders on Thursday denounced an expected move by House Democrats to introduce their version of the so-called "doc fix," a $210 billion plan to keep doctors who treat Medicare patients from experiencing severe cuts in their annual federal ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
After weeks of ...Read More
Washington Bureau - Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical coverage to millions more Americans over the next decade, setting the stage for a historic Senate debate on a health overhaul. Reid's move capped ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform plan to be unveiled on Wednesday meets President Barack Obama's goals on costs and deficit reduction, budget analysts said, a finding that could boost its chances in a sharply divided Senate.
After weeks ...Read More
* Two senior House Democrats want GAO report 'expedited' * GAO may monitor drug prices for Congress going forward * Senate Democrat also seeks HHS probe (Adds Senate request, background) WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats areseeking government investigations into recent price ...Read More
