Mar 29 Sebelius Seeks to Quell Debate on Health Coverage for Children Providing coverage to children with pre-existing conditions is a cornerstone of the new health law, and central to President Obama's argument for reform. But on Sunday, The New York Times reported that insurance companies may have found loopholes… Continue reading
Mar 29 Berwick Picked to Head Medicare, Medicaid Transition Obama administration officials have told news organizations that the president plans to nominate Harvard health policy and pediatrics professor Donald Berwick to guide Medicare and Medicaid through the major changes required under the new health care… Continue reading
Mar 26 Susan Dentzer Answers Your Questions about Health Reform Over the past week, we've noticed many questions in the comments section of the Rundown about how the new health care reform law will affect people's lives and their health care. We posed some of those questions to Susan Dentzer,… Continue reading
Mar 26 Gwen’s Take: Translating the History of Health Reform By Gwen Ifill I have a little hobby as a journalist. I love to listen to how people use words. That sounds simpler than it is. It requires the listener to be skeptical rather than cynical, yet to cheerfully expose the meaning behind… Continue reading
Mar 25 Obama Touts Health Care Reform, Challenges Republicans on Repeal Fight By Lea Winerman President Obama extolled the benefits of the newly-signed health care reform law in a speech Thursday in Iowa City, Iowa, in the first of a series of events aimed at selling the new law to the American public. "I… Continue reading
Mar 25 Senate Clears Fixes to Health Care Bill By Jason Breslow The U.S. Senate has passed a package of fixes to the health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama this week, clearing the way for a final vote on the reconciliation measure by the House later today. Continue reading
Mar 25 With Menu Labeling Law, Diners Will Soon Know Calorie Counts Diners will soon begin getting a lot more information about the calorie counts in their fast food and other restaurant meals -- whether they want it or not. A provision in the newly-passed health care reform bill will require… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Rep. Mike Pence Details GOP View on Health Reform Jeffrey Brown talks to Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence about the GOP view of health care reform as the reconciliation changes move back to the House for a final vote. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch A Flurry of Final Activity on Health Reform Democrats and Republicans denounced threats and vandalism aimed at lawmakers who voted for the new health care law, as the changes from the reconciliation process were sent the bill back to the House for a final vote. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Mar 24 President Obama Signs Executive Order on Abortion President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon reaffirming that no federal money will be used to pay for abortions under the new health care reform law. The order follows through on a promise the president made Sunday to… Continue reading