Dec 15 President Obama: We Are ‘On the Precipice’ of Health Reform With all eyes on the health reform debate, President Obama said Tuesday afternoon that Congress is "on the precipice" of passing an overhaul bill. He spoke to reporters after a White House meeting with the Senate Democratic caucus. Continue reading
Dec 15 Tuesday’s Headlines: Democrats May Drop Medicare Buy-in From Health Bill --Senators Patty Murray, D-Wash., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Harry Reid, D-Nev., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., make brief statements Monday evening at the Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) Monday, it was Wall Street… Continue reading
Dec 14 Senate Enters Critical Week for Health Care Reform After a weekend spent passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill, the Senate will once again take up the complex issue of health care reform Monday afternoon. Last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., looked headed toward the 60 votes… Continue reading
Dec 10 Details Emerge on Senate Health Reform Compromise By Betty Ann Bowser Some Senate Democrats sounded confident about prospects for health care reform Thursday, in the wake of Democratic negotiators' recent compromise deal on the public option -- though details of the agreement were still hard to come by. The agreement puts… Continue reading
Dec 09 Public Option Deal Wins Praise, Criticism By Lea Winerman Lawmakers and stakeholders reacted Wednesday to Democratic senators' tentative deal to break an impasse on the public option in the health reform bill. Ten Democratic senators, five moderates and five liberals, announced the deal Tuesday night. It would replace… Continue reading
Dec 09 Wednesday’s Headlines: Senate Reaches Deal on Health Care Public Option This post was updated at 1:12pm ET. --Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday night that Democratic senators reached a resolution over a dispute on a proposed government-run health insurance plan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Senate Democrats cleared… Continue reading
Dec 08 Senate Rejects Abortion Restrictions in Health Bill The Senate Tuesday rejected an attempt to tighten restrictions on abortion coverage in its health care bill. In a 54-45 vote, senators tabled -- or set aside -- a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska… Continue reading
Oct 09 Obama’s Reform Effort Faces More Hurdles After Finance Committee Vote A key component of President Obama's health reform overhaul faces a vote next week in the Senate Finance Committee after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office gave it an upbeat assessment. Continue reading
Oct 08 Senate Committee Set for Health Reform Vote The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on a sweeping revamp of the U.S. health care system as the debate over President Barack Obama's top domestic policy enters a new stage. Continue reading
Sep 22 Baucus Aims to Increase Affordability in Senate Health Care Plan After nearly a week of criticism from fellow Democrats, Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus unveiled changes to his proposed health reform plan aimed at making insurance more affordable for lower- and middle-income workers. Continue reading