Feb 25 All Eyes Are on the White House as Health Care Summit Kicks Off A reasoned discussion, a boxing bout, a pro wrestling match, reality TV. Thursday's bipartisan health care reform talks are being called all of these things. Call it what you want, but one thing is for sure: The stakes are… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch After Obama’s Summit, Any Minds or Votes Changed? President Barack Obama clashed with Republicans over the merits of health care reform legislation during a televised summit Thursday. Judy Woodruff talks to health and policy reporters about whether the summit will move health legislation forward. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch At Long-Awaited Summit, Parties Clash Over Health Reform President Barack Obama convened a televised summit on health care reform legislation Thursday. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Feb 24 Health Care Models Bubble up in Local Communities On Thursday, President Barack Obama will try to jumpstart his health care reform push at a bipartisan White House health care summit. But as Congress fights over how to fix the country's health care system, new models to provide access… Continue reading
Feb 23 Politico Reporter: Obama, GOP Set to ‘Out-Reasonable’ Each Other By Hari Sreenivasan Ahead of this Thursday's bipartisan health care reform summit convened by President Obama, we spoke with Politico reporter Craig Gordon about the president's new health reform proposals, how Democrats will try to sell his plan and whether… Continue reading
Feb 22 Dissecting President Obama’s Health Care Reform Wish List By Hari Sreenivasan After President Obama rolled out his health care reform plan on Monday, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser stopped by The Rundown to talk about what specific changes he’s seeking in the lead-up to Thursday’s bipartisan health reform summit. Continue reading
Feb 22 White House Unveils New Health Care Proposal Updated 11:55 a.m. ET In an "opening bid" leading to this week's health reform summit, President Obama released his own version Monday morning of a health reform proposal that he hopes to pass later this spring. It's a… Continue reading
Feb 22 Monday’s Headlines: Health Care Plans; Afghan Civilians Killed; Toyota Hearing The Obama administration on Monday is set to outline a package of proposals aimed at salvaging the stalled health care reform effort, including a measure that would provide the federal government new powers to block excessive hikes in insurance… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Obama Pitches Insurance Rate Agency in Run-up to Summit Days before a bipartisan health care summit convenes, the White House unveiled a revised health care proposal Monday featuring a new insurance rate agency. Judy Woodruff sits down with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 19 Recession Fuels More Enrollees, Financial Troubles for State Medicaid Since its founding in 1965, Medicaid has served as a health insurance safety net for people living at or below the federal poverty level: the nation's poorest children, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and senior citizens with low incomes living… Continue reading