Jul 20 Obama Renews Drive for Health Care Reform By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama is renewing his focus on convincing voters and lawmakers of the need to pass health care reform legislation this year. Continue reading
Jul 08 U.S. Hospitals Offer $155 Billion for Health Reform By PBS News Hour Three major hospital associations have cut a deal with the Senate Finance Committee and the Obama administration to contribute about $155 billion over 10 years to the cost of health care reform, Vice President Biden announced Wednesday. 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 11 Health Industry Vows to Trim Costs By PBS News Hour Six leaders of the health care industry have told the White House they are willing to dramatically cut spending in order to assist the Obama administration in its goal of overhualing the American health care system. Continue reading
Mar 05 Obama Holds Health Summit at White House By Admin, PBS News Hour Looking to kick start his campaign to reform health care, President Barack Obama called health care leaders, practitioners and business owners to the White House Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's system. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Obama Places Health Care Expansion, Reform at Core of Budget Proposal President Obama's $3.5 trillion budget plan sets aside billions of dollars to overhaul the U.S. health care system and provide coverage to more Americans. Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs and NPR's Julie Rovner examine the plan's specifics and its potential… Continue watching
Feb 04 After SCHIP Bill Signing, Major Health Challenges Will Persist for Kids By PBS News Hour After a long, uphill battle and two presidential vetoes, a bill extending health coverage to millions of low-income children was signed into law by President Barack Obama Wednesday. Continue reading
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
Jan 08 Watch Daschle Pledges Bipartisan Health Care Reform Effort During a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle pledged to lead a bipartisan health care reform effort, based on evidence and not ideology. Experts discuss the challenges he will face if confirmed. Continue watching
Aug 26 Health Insurance Rates Rise, Poverty Unchanged in 2007 By PBS News Hour The number of people without health insurance in the United States fell last year for the first time since the beginning of the Bush administration, according to a report released by the Census Bureau Tuesday on poverty, income and health… Continue reading