Jul 21 Obama Presser Highlights Stakes of Health Reform Push By PBS News Hour Amid sharpening political divisions in Congress over the push for a health care overhaul, President Barack Obama will hold a prime-time news conference Wednesday to talk about his push for reform and other key policy issues. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Political Divisions Intensify Over Costs of Health Reform President Barack Obama pushed back Tuesday against stepped-up Republican efforts to question his health reform agenda. Four members of key congressional committees discuss the divisions on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Jul 21 Republicans Target Health Care Reform in New Ad By PBS News Hour Republicans have come out swinging this week against President Obama's push for health care reform, with heated words from party leaders and a series of ads opposing the Democrats' plans. Continue reading
Jul 20 Obama Renews Drive for Health Care Reform By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama is renewing his focus on convincing voters and lawmakers of the need to pass health care reform legislation this year. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch Obama Calls for Action on Health Care Amid Cost Concerns Saying "now we've got to get over the finish line," President Barack Obama renewed his call Friday to lawmakers to hammer out health care reform legislation. Betty Ann Bowser recaps the week's developments, including new concerns on the plan's costs. Continue watching
Jul 16 CBO, Democrats Spar Over Cost of Health Care Reform Legislation By PBS News Hour Democratic leaders in Congress clashed Thursday with Congressional Budget Office director Doug Elmendorf over his statement that the legislation coming out of the House and Senate this week would significantly raise federal spending on health care. Continue reading
Jul 15 Senate Committee Approves Health Reform Legislation By PBS News Hour Health care reform gained some momentum in the Senate Wednesday as the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions passed legislation that would require all Americans to obtain health insurance. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Lawmakers Grapple With Costs of Health Care Reform As health care reform legislation moves forward, lawmakers are grappling with the thorny question of how to cover the costs of such an overhaul, including a possible new tax surcharge on the wealthy. Two analysts discuss the issue. Continue watching
Jul 15 Acclaimed Conductor and Wife End Lives Together in Assisted Suicide British conductor Sir Edward Downes ended his life last week at the age of 85, alongside his wife Joan, 74, in Switzerland. He had not been ill (though his daughter reported he was nearly blind and deaf), but Lady Downes… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch House Democrats Unveil Plan to Overhaul Health Care House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to overhaul the nation's health care system. The plan includes a government-run insurance option, and would be paid for in part by a tax increase on the wealthy. NPR's Julie Rovner explains the… Continue watching