<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rx for Reform | Online NewsHour | PBS</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/health/healthreform/</link><description>Get the latest news on the debate over health care reform from the NewsHour's health unit.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:14:37 EST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:14:37 EST</lastBuildDate><image><title>Online NewsHour</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/</link><url>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg</url></image><item><title>Former HHS Secretaries Shalala, Leavitt on Health Reform</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/rx_11-23.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a party-line vote, the Senate agreed Saturday to begin floor debate on a health care reform bill next week, when Senators return from their Thanksgiving break. But Democrats remain divided over key aspects of the legislation.<br /><br />Two former Secretaries of Health and Human Services help put the political debate in context. Donna Shalala served during the Clinton administration, and Michael Leavitt served during the George W. Bush administration.]]></description></item><item><title>Senate Health Reform Bill Clears Key Hurdle</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/senatehealth_11-23.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:14:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate Democratic leaders celebrated Saturday when their health care reform bill passed a key procedural hurdle, but by Monday deep divisions over some key provisions of the $848 billion legislation were already back in the spotlight.]]></description></item><item><title>Senate Edges Closer to Health Reform Debate</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_11-19.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:02:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate on Thursday inched closer to debating Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care reform bill, despite stiff GOP resistance. After a report from NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser, Susan Dentzer of the journal Health Affairs explains the details of the Senate bill.]]></description></item><item><title>Senate Health Care Plan Would Cover 31 Million</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/senatehealth_11-19.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The health care reform legislation unveiled Wednesday night by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would extend health insurance to 31 million more Americans at a cost of $848 billion, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. In a news conference Wednesday evening, Democratic leaders touted the plan, saying that it would save lives and save money.]]></description></item><item><title>Arts Advocate Weighs in on Health Reform</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/11/the-picture-of-health-artists-and-the-health-insurance-debate.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:36:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The CEO of Americans for the Arts discusses the difficulty artists have in finding health insurance.]]></description></item><item><title>Reid Unveils Senate Health Reform Legislation</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/senateupdate_11-18.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid moved forward on a long-awaited version of health care reform legislation Wednesday night, telling reporters "tonight begins the last leg of this journey."]]></description></item><item><title>Report: House Bill Would Increase Health Care Costs</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/healthcosts_11-16.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:09:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The health care reform bill that passed the House last week would increase U.S. health care costs by $289 billion over the next decade, according to a government report released this weekend.]]></description></item><item><title>Reid Aims to Begin Senate Health Care Debate Next Week</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/healthwrap_11-13.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:41:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is aiming to bring a health care reform bill to the Senate floor next week, but several obstacles remain. NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses the week's health reform news.]]></description></item><item><title>Cost Estimates Prove Key to Health Reform Debate</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/cbo_11-12.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Congress' budget scorekeepers have found themselves at the center of the health care reform debate, as lawmakers strive to keep costs down.]]></description></item><item><title>Premiums Will Go Down Under Health Care Bill, Orszag Says</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/orszag_11-10.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<span class="text_blurb">In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Peter Orszag, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, outlines how health care reform will reduce medical costs.</span></span>]]></description></item><item><title>Spotlight Turns to Senate After House Passes Reform Bill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_11-09.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:13:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House approved its version of health care reform in a late-night Saturday vote this weekend, but the bill's prospects in the Senate remain unclear. Political analyst Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the road ahead for health care legislation.]]></description></item><item><title>Abortion Opponent, Advocate Discuss House Bill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/abortion_11-09.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House health care reform bill includes a controversial provision strongly restricting the way in which public funds can be used to cover abortion services. An abortion rights advocate and opponent discuss the bill.]]></description></item><item><title>House Passes Historic Health Care Reform Bill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/north_america/july-dec09/housevote_11-07.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a rare late-night Saturday vote, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a historic health care reform bill that would reshape many aspects of the U.S. health insurance system.]]></description></item><item><title>House Opens Floor Debate on Health Reform Legislation</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/househealth_11-07.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Obama traveled to Capitol Hill Saturday to rally Democratic lawmakers as the House opened debate on sweeping health care reform legislation. The bill passed its first hurdle Saturday afternoon when, in a 242-192 vote, lawmakers easily approved the procedural rule setting the terms of the floor debate on the measure.]]></description></item><item><title>Democrats Scramble to Secure Votes Ahead of House Vote</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01s346AqC72</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some conservative Democrats in the House remained on the fence Friday over whether to vote for the party's sweeping health care reform legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is still aiming for a Saturday vote, although Majority Leadery Steny Hoyer suggested that timeline could slip. NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser updates the latest health care reform news.]]></description></item><item><title>House Health Care Vote Could Be Delayed Past Saturday</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/househealth_11-06.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:05:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Democratic Leaders worked Friday to line up enough votes to pass a sweeping health care reform measure, but it seemed possible the vote might be delayed past House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Saturday deadline. There are 258 Democrats in the House, so leaders could afford to lose 40 of their votes and still pass the bill. Republicans are united in opposition against the measure.]]></description></item><item><title>Endorsements, Protests for House Health Reform Bill as Vote Nears</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_11-05.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Democrats' health care reform bill gained key endorsements from the country's largest seniors' group and doctors' group Thursday, while opponents rallied against the bill at the U.S. Capitol. NewsHour congressional correspondent Kwame Holman updates the day's news from Capitol Hill.]]></description></item><item><title>U.K. Health Secretary: British, American Systems Can Learn From Each Other</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/burnham_11-04.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.K. Health Secretary Andy Burnhamdiscusses how the U.S and U.K. can learn from the best of each other's health care systems.]]></description></item><item><title>House Republicans Offer Alternate Health Care Plan</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/gopplan_11-03.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:48:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Republicans are planning to offer their own 230-page health care reform bill during the House floor debate as an alternative to Democratic leaders' plan. The measure focuses more on controlling costs than expanding coverage. Among its key provisions, it would cap damages for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases and would increase incentives for people to open health savings accounts.]]></description></item><item><title>Public Option Makes a Comeback on Capitol Hill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/healthwrap_10-30.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:35:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After being declared all but dead this summer, the public option is on the table in both the House and Senate. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser updates the week's news from Capitol Hill.]]></description></item><item><title>House Health Care Bill Features Public Option Compromise</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_10-29.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a health care reform bill Thursday that includes a version of the public option favored by her party's centrists, one in which the government would negotiate reimbursement rates with health care providers rather than use rates tied to Medicare. House Democratic leaders are aiming to bring the bill to the floor next week.]]></description></item><item><title>Senators Split Over Public Option with Opt-out Clause</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_10-27.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:02:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fault lines spread through the U.S. Senate Tuesday over Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to include a public option with an "opt-out" clause for states in the Senate's health care reform legislation. After an update of the day's news from health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser, congressional scholar Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the politics of the move.]]></description></item><item><title>Reid to Include Public Option in Senate Bill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/politics/july-dec09/reid_10-26.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After days of negotiations, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday that he will include a government-run public health insurance option in the health care reform legislation he plans to bring to the Senate floor. This version of the public option will have an opt-out provision for states that do not want to be a part of the new public insurance system.]]></description></item><item><title>Insurers Under Pressure From White House, Congress</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/antitrust_10-22.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:03:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Obama and Democrats in Congress have been cranking up pressure on insurers in the past week, as the industry lobby has criticized the Senate Finance Committee&amp;rsquo;s health care reform plan. Ed Haislmaier of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, and Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for the liberal group Health Care for America Now, give two views on the criticism of the insurance industry.]]></description></item><item><title>House Panel Votes to Repeal Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/antitrust_10-21.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:57:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to revoke the health insurance industry's limited antitrust exemption, which exempts the industry from federal oversight of some business practices, such as price-fixing.]]></description></item><item><title>Voices of Health Care Reform: Hospital CEO</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/health/healthreform/childrens_slideshow/index.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A children's hospital CEO on the challenges of running a hospital that serves Medicaid patients.]]></description></item><item><title>Calculator: What Would You Pay for Insurance?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/calculator_10-19.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:02:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Kaiser Family Foundation calculator estimates what you would pay under the various reform proposals in Congress.]]></description></item><item><title>Democrats Turn Focus to Reform Compromise; Public Option Question Looms</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/rx_10-14.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Top Senate Democrats and White House officials have turned their health reform efforts toward crafting a compromise package that can unite Democrats and avoid a GOP filibuster. Policy analysts examine the different ways a public option could take shape in Congress.]]></description></item><item><title>Emanuel: Affordability, Competition Central to Reform</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/rahmemanuel_10-13.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:24:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel discusses the Senate Finance Committee's passage of a health reform bill, the future for the public option and more.]]></description></item><item><title>Senate Committee Votes 14-9 to Pass Reform Bill</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/reformsteps_10-13.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:35:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<span class="text_v_10_000000_160"><span class="text_v_10_000000_160">The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday became the last of five congressional panels to act on a health reform bill, passing its legislation in a 14-9 vote that saw Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe breaking from Republicans -- at least for the moment.</span></span>]]></description></item></channel></rss>