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Obama Aims to Recalibrate Public Debate in Speech to Congress

President Obama will speak on health care reform to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. Health Affairs editor Susan Dentzer discusses the speech and the president's health care reform goals.

Baucus Floats Compromise Health Reform Bill

By Lea Winerman

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is urging his Republican colleagues on the committee to sign off on a compromise health care reform bill after months of negotiations.

In Colo., Arming Schools to Battle the Flu Virus

Amid renewed warnings of a potential H1N1 flu virus outbreak, one Colorado school district is taking new precautionary steps. Tom Bearden reports.

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Ahead of Obama Speech, Health Reform Debate Renewed in Congress

New health care proposals were discussed Tuesday as Congress returned to Capitol Hill after its August recess. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

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Obama Begins Critical Week for Health Care Reform with Cincinnati Stop

By Lea Winerman

President Barack Obama kicked off a critical week for his health care reform effort with a Labor Day speech Monday to AFL-CIO members in Cincinnati. The president is aiming to refocus a debate that analysts say spun out of his…

Seattle Health Cooperative May Offer National Model

The success of the Seattle-based medical provider, Group Health, has put new attention on whether a cooperative health plan can work on a national level. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

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Health Care Reform Splits Retailers

In a summer of health care reform twists and turns, few things may have surprised the public more than the debate over the positions that their favorite -- and least-favorite -- places to shop have taken on the issue.

Surgeon Gawande Seeks More 'Rational Care' in Medicine

In a continuing series of conversations with key players in the health care debate, Ray Suarez speaks with surgeon and writer Atul Gawande about spreading the concept of "rational care" in medicine.

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Obama to Deliver Major Health Care Address

By Quinn Bowman

President Barack Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday to outline his goals for health insurance reform and reshape a debate that has mostly been in the hands of legislators.

Deaths at Birth Illuminate Tanzania's Health Challenges

By Talea Miller

Giving birth holds deadly risks for mothers in Tanzania, where on average one woman and six infants die each hour from preventable, birth-related complications.