What to expect in Senate's Saturday health care vote

Categories: Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 20, 2009

What to expect in Senate's Saturday health care vote Washington (CNN) -- To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question. The legislative body on Saturday is expected to vote on whether to begin debate -- also known as invoking cloture -- on ...Read More

Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage

Categories: Health| Nov 19, 2009

— A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Should every person be required to either have health care insurance or pay a penalty tax? THE POLITICS: Requiring everyone to buy health insurance can help spread the responsibility ...Read More

Senate leader unveils $849 billion health care bill

Categories: Politics, Top Stories| Nov 19, 2009

Washington (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a sweeping health care bill Wednesday that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years. Reid and other Senate Democrats ...Read More

Report: House health plan could hike prices

Categories: Health| Nov 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a ...Read More

New study says costs rise under health bill

Categories: Politics| Nov 14, 2009

New study says costs rise under health bill WASHINGTON - Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a ...Read More

On health, Senate awaits go from green eyeshaders

Categories: Politics, Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 13, 2009

WASHINGTON -They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda. Doubt it, consider this — lawmakers are anxiously awaiting Congressional Budget Office calculations on the Senate health care bill, ...Read More

Reid in complex back-and-forth with Congress' budget office ahead of health bill debate

Categories: Politics| Nov 13, 2009

Reid in complex back-and-forth with Congress' budget office ahead of health bill debate WASHINGTON (AP) - They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda. Doubt it, consider this - lawmakers are anxiously awaiting Congressional Budget Office calculations on the Senate health ...Read More

She faked breast cancer to get breast implants

Categories: Health| Nov 13, 2009

Folks in central Texas don’t like being played for boobs — especially by a woman who claimed to have breast cancer when all she really had was a chest that was flatter than she wanted it to be. In August, more ...Read More

Historic healthcare overhaul passes House

Categories: Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 9, 2009

Historic healthcare overhaul passes House Reporting from Washington - The House of Representatives on Saturday approved the most sweeping healthcare legislation since the creation of Medicare 44 years ago, giving a boost to President Obama's campaign to guarantee health coverage to almost all Americans. The gargantuan ...Read More

Despite House approval, health care reform faces tough battle

Categories: Health, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S.| Nov 9, 2009

Despite House approval, health care reform faces tough battle Washington (CNN) -- Narrow passage of a sweeping health care bill by the House of Representatives portends a continuing difficult fight for President Obama and fellow Democrats to get a bill through the Senate and into law. The House voted 220-215 ...Read More