Jan 22 Scaled-Back Health Reform: Is It Possible, Would It Work? Democrats in Congress are considering trying to pass a scaled-back version of health care reform in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's upset Senate victory in Massachusetts Tuesday. Health care analysts and advocates weigh in on the options. Continue reading
Dec 21 Profiles: How Could Health Care Reform Affect You? A young woman without health insurance. A small business owner. A woman just diagnosed with breast cancer. The PBS NewsHour talks to health policy analysts about how health care reform could affect these individuals and other real people. Continue reading
Dec 21 Compare the Senate and House Health Reform Bills The Senate health reform bill cleared its first major procedural hurdle in a vote in the early hours of Monday morning. Find out how the compromise bill compares to the version that passed the House last month. Continue reading
Dec 11 Patchwork Nation: Health Care System Buckles as Tourism Slows in Ore. By Anna Shoup In Lincoln City, Ore., where the local economy remains heavily dependent on tourism, many jobs lack health insurance. And when jobs become scarce, even more find themselves struggling to find care. Continue reading
Nov 30 CBO: Senate Bill Would Raise Some Premiums, Lower Others For most working people who receive health care through an employer, little will change under the sweeping health care reform bill the Senate is now considering, according to a congressional budget analysis released Monday. Continue reading
Nov 19 Senate Health Care Plan Would Cover 31 Million 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. 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 22 Watch House Panel Approves Curbs for Insurers’ Antitrust Exemptions The House approved a bill on Wednesday that would limit the health insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust laws. Betty Ann Bowser and Judy Woodruff report. Continue watching
Oct 21 House Panel Votes to Repeal Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to revoke the health insurance industry's limited antitrust exemption, which exempts the industry from federal oversight of business practices such as price fixing. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Senate Shifts Focus to Health Care Compromise 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… Continue watching