Nov 09 Watch Battle Lines Emerge in Senate Over Health Care Reform After narrowly passing the House late Saturday, the focus of the health care reform push now moves to the Senate, where a range of issues, including the public option, and how the bill treats abortion, may prove contentious topics of… Continue watching
Nov 05 Aid for Jobless, Homebuyers Clears Congress By Dave Gustafson Congress has passed legislation that would expand a popular homebuyer's tax credit and extend unemployment benefits in a bid to breathe more life into the struggling American economy. Continue reading
Oct 30 Public Option Makes a Comeback on Capitol Hill By Lea Winerman Declared nearly dead this summer, the public option has made a comeback. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses the week's health care reform news. Continue reading
Oct 27 Public Opinion and the Public Option Debate By Lea Winerman The public insurance option has gone for a roller-coaster ride over the past few months of debate over a health care overhaul. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Opt-out Clause on Public Option Puts Role of States Back in Spotlight Among the health reform proposals under debate on Capitol Hill is a plan to allow states to opt out of a public option -- which may help legislation pass through Congress, but how would it work to drive down costs?… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Renewed Public Option Push in Senate Tests Democratic Unity The push by the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include a public option into a health care reform bill drew sharply different reactions on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with liberals voicing support, moderates airing concerns, and Republicans promising a… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Other News: Security in Iraq Questioned After Massive Bombings In other news, Iraqi forces beefed up security one day after a blast killed 155 people and injured 500 others, and 11 Iranians were arrested in Pakistan for attempting to illegal enter the country. Continue watching
Oct 26 Reid to Include Public Option in Senate Bill By Quinn Bowman 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. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Other News: Pelosi Promises a Public Option In other news, House speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Friday that the House of Representatives' compromise health reform bill will include a public option, and the National Association of Realtors announced a jump in sales of pre-owned homes. Continue watching
Oct 14 Dealmaking on Health Reform Goes Behind Closed Doors By Quinn Bowman One day after Sen. Max Baucus' finance committee passed its version of health insurance reform legislation, Senate Democrats and the White House met behind closed doors to fix differences among other reform bills. Continue reading