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Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.
Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.
A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.
The Senate will hold its first vote on health care legislation on Saturday night and Democrats will need 60 votes to prevail.
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threat to require that the Senate read the 2,074-page health care bill because some GOP colleagues aren't supporting the effort.
The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system.
A comparison of the health care bills before Congress:
Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.
The Senate's top Democrat is poised to outline a new health care bill designed to meet President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage without adding to the deficit.
Southern Maryland is getting nearly $5 million in federal stimulus money for health-care projects.
The Associated Press poll on health care, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Oct. 29-Nov. 8. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,502 adults. Interviews were conducted with 1,052 respondents on landline telephones and 450 on cellular phones.
What would you tell lawmakers about overhauling health care? People participating in discussion groups related to an Associated Press poll of Americans shared the messages they would deliver.
Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the agency that oversees Medicare.
House Democrats missed opportunities to improve the House-passed health care bill when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a GOP lawmaker said Saturday.
First lady Michelle Obama sought to assure older women on Friday that efforts to overhaul health care won't undercut the benefits they receive through Medicare, saying her husband considers the government-run program a "sacred part of America's social safety net."
They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that 111 projects in 35 states, including two in Iowa, will receive funds to expand access to health care services in rural areas.
Health care legislation in Washington has split the Democratic candidates for governor in Alabama, with Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks accusing U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of betraying his constituents by voting against the bill.
Health care, a giant in the U.S. economy, may be a gentle giant when it comes to greenhouse gases.
Health care bill faces a crucial Senate voteSen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, one of two remaining Democratic holdouts, announced Saturday that she will vote "yes" to move forward with debate on the health care overhaul.
TX Senator Cornyn's Serial Lies on Senate Health Care Reform BillThis morning I received the following electronic newsletter from Senator John Cornyn on the Senate HCR Bill.
A Holdout Will Support Democrats' Health BillSenate Democrats moved to the brink of a crucial preliminary victory on major health care legislation as Senator Mary L.
Operation Health Freedom - Ron PaulIn this final installment of our Operation Health Freedom video series, Congressman Paul talks about the need for less government in health care and mentions reforming the tax code to give us back more of our hard-earned dollars so we can pursue a much wider variety of health car …
Catholic Bishops Slam Senate Health Care Proposal : "violates the longstanding federal policy against the use of federal funds for elective abortions"Thus far, the pending Senate bill does not live up to President Obama's commitment of barring the use of federal dollars for abortion and maintaining current conscience laws.
Let me begin by saying that I am not a Republican. Never have been. I am a Constitutional Conservative, and a supporter of the GOP only by default.
How Will Reid Pass His Bill? By bribing wavering Democrats with your money. How else?
The New house senate health care bill that Reid is trying to push though the senate was coupled with bill HR 3590 which is to admen the Internal Revenue code of 1986 for first time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces and Federal employees with the addition of " and for other pur …
No hospital savings seen with electronic recordsNew electronic record systems installed in thousands of U.S. hospitals have done little to rein in skyrocketing healthcare costs, Harvard University researchers said in a study released on Friday.
Twas the Night before the Senate Vote. Adapted from the peom "Twas the Night before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863)
Citizens before illegal immigrantsSome proposals floating around Beacon Hill would actually put illegal immigrants ahead of citizens from other states.
Another set of cooked booksSENATE Majority Leader Harry Reid is touting the Senate's latest health-care bill as costing $849 billion over 10 years. But this uses the same accounting trick as past versions: 99 percent of the costs don't kick in until the fifth year of that "10-year" period.
Married couples face extra tax in Senate health care billSenate Democrats' health care bill would create a new marriage penalty by imposing a tax on individuals who make $200,000 annually but hitting married couples making just $50,000 more.
Business Sours on Overhaul as Legislation Veers to Left Chances of business supporting the Obama administration's health overhaul are fading fast, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill took a liberal turn.
Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill - CBO analysis of public option is an obstacleSenate Majority Leader Harry M.
Consumer's guide to the health care billsThe health care overhaul debate in Congress now centers on two bills: the House measure and the Senate Democrats' version. Here are answers to questions you may have about the bills.
D.C. Hypocrisy Should Be A Four-letter Word In regard to the latest brouhaha over President Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan, former Vice President Richard Cheney now says that; "No leader of the United States should ever bow to another world leader". How quickly and conveniently he forgets?
Lieberman to Liberals: Bite MeSen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., isn't worried about Democrats getting angry if he votes with Republicans to filibuster healthcare reform legislation. But the reason for his lack of concern that he gave Politico this week may make some liberals even madder:
Health bill nears debate after positive CBO reviewCongressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment that gave supporters hope as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.
BoThe White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.
Checking the ObamaCare MathThe health care debate has largely been a battle of numbers, and the most widely cited one — 46 million uninsured — isn't even accurate.
Obamacare opposed 51-35Three-quarters of American voters – 74 percent – like President Barack Obama as a person, but only 47 percent like most of his policies, and voters disapprove 51 – 35 percent of the health care overhaul passed by the House of Representatives which he has endorsed, according …
Obesity rates highest in Southeast, AppalachiaThe first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
Harry Reid's Health Care Plan Requires a Monthly Abortion FeeJust like the original 2,032-page, government-run health care plan from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) massive, 2,074-page bill would levy a new "abortion premium" fee on Americans in the government-run plan.
Senate unveils health-care bill - PACKAGE COSTS $848 BILLIONSenate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax increases, including a rise in payroll taxes for high earners.
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