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Netherlands Health System Balances Cost With Quality

In the last of a series on health care in the Netherlands, Ray Suarez reports on how the European country maintains low health care costs while delivering a high standard of care.

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Comparing International Health Care Systems

By PBS News Hour

Ray Suarez and a NewsHour reporting team traveled to the Netherlands in September to explore the country's innovative universal health care system, which has gained attention as a potential model for U.S. health care reform.

Struggling to Find Affordable Health Insurance

An excerpt from a PBS special on one family's struggle to obtain affordable health care.

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Public Voices on Obama’s Health Care Address

Spencer Michels gets reactions from the public to President Obama's health care speech.

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U.S. Poverty Rising, Family Incomes Fall

The poverty rate increased in 2008 to its highest point since 1997 and median household income declined 3.6 percent as the effects of the recession set in, according to new census data released Thursday.

Full Text: Obama’s Health Reform Speech

Following is the text of President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, as prepared for delivery, released by the White House and distributed to news organizations.

President Prepares for Pivotal Health Care Speech

By Talea Miller

President Barack Obama will call Congress to a "season for action" on health care Wednesday night, urging lawmakers to set aside partisan gamesmanship in favor of drafting reform legislation, according to excerpts released by the White House.