Topic: Aarp

Bill would send $250 to S.S. recipients

A one-time $250 payment to Social Security recipients is on the agenda for the U.S. House of Representatives' lame-duck session, a Democrat says. The measure would add $14 billion to federal spending, CNN reported. The legislation was written by Rep. Earl Pomeroy, ...
The nation's largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens' lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama's revised health overhaul legislation.Two sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the American Medical Association would announce its endorsement in a Friday afternoon conference call ...

Medicare pay overhaul heats up as health reform moves to back burner

With a comprehensive health system reform effort effectively on hold after the victory of a Republican Senate candidate in Massachusetts, physician organizations are mobilizing to prevent Medicare doctor payment reform from also becoming a casualty of the altered political landscape on Capitol ...
Obama statement on health care legislationText of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation: I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to take today ...

Obama makes push as health care vote looms

President Barack Obama on Thursday mounted an 11th-hour push behind his top domestic priority, urging lawmakers facing a critical weekend vote on remaking US health care to " "Obama hoped to win over waverers and stiffen supporters' spines in the House of ...
You're not thinking, 'If I take this pill for my cholesterol, will it cause me to be denied insurance coverage in the future?'"If President Barack Obama's effort to remake the health care system implodes, chances are slim that such protections could be ...

Health Care Ka-Ching!

Less than two months ago, President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to have a health care reform bill on the House floor by the end of July. With Congress just now back from its July 4 recess and a handful ...
Five Democratic Presidential Candidate Slated Take Part in Iowa Senior ForumHealth care and financial security, two issues especially important to seniors, top the agenda of an AARP forum Thursday night in Iowa featuring five Democratic presidential candidates.All the major candidates except Barack ...