Jan 18 Democrats Consider Backup Plan for Health Reform as Mass. Race Remains Tight Over the past week, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have been negotiating a compromise health care reform bill they hope can pass both chambers of Congress. But if Republican Scott Brown beats Democrat Martha Coakley… Continue reading
Jan 15 Democrats Say Health Reform Compromise Is Near By Lea Winerman Democratic lawmakers headed back to the White House Friday afternoon for another round of negotiations on health care reform. Senate Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said that he expected a deal on a bill in the next 72 hours,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Health Reform Negotations Continue as White House, Unions Reach Tentative Deal on ‘Cadillac’ Tax Updated 5:55 p.m. Union leaders have reached an agreement with the White House on a tax on high-cost "Cadillac" health care plans, one of the main sticking points in negotiating a compromise health care reform bill. In order to pay… Continue reading
Jan 11 Tax on Cadillac Plans: Necessary Cost-control or Unfair Burden? President Obama is meeting with a group of labor union leaders Monday afternoon to discuss the "Cadillac" health insurance tax -- the tax on high-cost insurance plans that's one of the major sticking points remaining in finding a compromise… Continue reading
Jan 07 Abortion, Subsidies, ‘Cadillac’ Tax Remain Sticking Points in Health Reform Negotiations President Obama met with House and Senate Democratic leaders this week, as the two chambers begin negotiations to iron out the differences between their versions of health care reform. NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner talks to the Rundown… Continue reading
Jan 05 Health Reform Talks Resume; Dems to Bypass Formal Conference After a holiday break, congressional Democrats are beginning to return to Capitol Hill for a final push to pass health care reform legislation before President Obama's State of the Union address, likely in early February. Although Congress isn't scheduled… Continue reading
Dec 25 The NewsHour’s Health Reform Coverage, From Policy to Profiles By Lea Winerman Health care reform legislation has now passed both houses of Congress — something proponents have been trying to achieve for decades. As Congress looks toward House-Senate negotiations on a final bill, here’s a look back at some highlights of the… Continue reading
Dec 24 Health Care Bills Set Gradual Timeline for Phasing in Reform Democrats' goal of passing health care reform early next year took a big step toward becoming reality Thursday, when the Senate passed its version of the legislation. But though the bill would reshape many aspects of the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 24 Senate Passes Historic Health Care Reform Legislation By Lea Winerman Updated 9:52 a.m. ET The Senate passed historic health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, just making Democratic leaders’ self-imposed Christmas deadline after a marathon 25 straight days in session. “This morning isn’t the end of the… Continue reading
Dec 23 Wednesday’s Headlines: Health Bill Marches Ahead; Personal Incomes Rise Lawmakers continue to work toward passage of a bill to reform the nation's health care system with one more procedural hurdle slated for Wednesday, before a final vote now planned for Christmas Eve morning. The third procedural vote comes… Continue reading