Jun 15 Obama Pitches Health Care Reform to Doctors’ Group By PBS News Hour President Obama made his case for health care reform to doctors in a speech Monday at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, telling physicians that the current system is unsustainable for families and businesses. Continue reading
Jun 11 In Wisconsin, Obama Pitches Health-care Reform to the Public By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama took his case for health care reform to the public Thursday, hosting his first town hall meeting on the topic in Green Bay, Wis. Continue reading
May 26 Watch Community Health Care Centers Benefit From Stimulus Two billion dollars in federal stimulus funds have been set aside for nearly 1,200 community health care centers around the country that treat mostly poor and uninsured patients. Betty Ann Bowser reports on how the influx of money has affected… Continue watching
May 05 Watch Other News: Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan In other news, officials in Afghanistan said coalition air strikes killed at least 30 civilians on Monday, and police in Turkey arrested 11 people charged with carrying out a massacre at a wedding party. Continue watching
Apr 15 Public Insurance Concept May Prove Sticking Point in Health Care Reform By PBS News Hour As the outlines of a health care reform package begin to emerge in Washington, one of the central dividing lines is quickly taking shape: whether the government will create a public insurance plan that would compete with private insurers. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Despite Adding Hours and Jobs, More Workers Unable to Sustain Themselves In his latest coverage about people hit hard by the economic downturn, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Antioch, Calif., about the growing numbers of people who, despite taking on more hours at work or second jobs, are unable to… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch In Search of Safety Net, Freelancers Form Union A former labor lawyer has organized freelancers into a union that offers affordable health insurance and other benefits. Spencer Michels continues his reporting on people hard hit by the economic downturn. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Number of Newly Uninsured Americans Rises Along With Jobless Rate After more than 2 million American workers were laid off in the past three months, the numbers who have lost their health insurance and applied for Medicaid have also risen rapidly. Betty Ann Bowser speaks with Connecticut residents struggling to… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Other News: Senate Debates Stimulus, Obama Signs Child Health Care Bill The debate over the stimulus bill continued in the Senate and President Obama signed legislation to increase health care spending for low-income children. Jim Lehrer reports on this and other news of the day. Continue watching
Jan 30 Senate Passes SCHIP Bill in Party-line Vote By Admin, PBS News Hour The Senate on Thursday approved legislation to provide health insurance coverage to about 4 million uninsured children. The measure passed 66-32 in a vote split mostly along party lines. Continue reading