Latest Health Care Headlines: SOME VERY UNREASONABLE PEOPLE (Fox)

2010-11-03T03:14:01Z

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Are We Looking at Trillion-Dollar Annual Interest Payments on U.S. Debt?

2010-10-06T20:15:28Z

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Healthcare Reform: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

2010-10-25T12:29:08Z

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FACT CHECK: Dueling polls and dubious stats

2010-10-13T14:06:57Z

FACT CHECK: Public figures miscast public opinion as dubious stats fly in Obama health meeting

Beware of politicians quoting poll numbers.

That was one lesson from the White House health policy conference Thursday as lawmakers in both parties cherry-picked survey results, ignored contrary findings and presented public opinion, which is highly nuanced on these questions, as a slam dunk.

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Budget office: Democrats' bill covers 94 percent

2010-06-25T19:15:07Z

Budget analysts say Democrats' bill covers 94 percent of Americans, also reduces deficit

Congressional budget scorekeepers say the latest Democratic health care bill would cover 94 percent of eligible Americans while reducing the federal deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office said Saturday...

Senate health plan would raise some premiums: CBO

2010-06-25T19:34:56Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's healthcare bill would raise insurance premiums by at least 10 percent by 2016 for those independently buying coverage but subsidies would reduce the actual costs for half of that group, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.

Looking ahead on the health care debate

2010-06-25T20:06:32Z

The next steps for health care legislation:

In the House:

The Democratic leadership presented legislation Thursday after months of negotiations on merging three bills approved earlier this year by separate committees. The Congressional Budget Office will prepare an analysis of the cost, and Democratic leaders have the right to prepare an amendment relating to abortion and other iss...

Clock still ticking on payment cuts

2010-10-22T12:19:46Z

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Senate health bill pegged at $829 billion

2010-06-25T20:22:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill would cost an estimated $829 billion over 10 years and reduce the budget deficit by $81 billion, congressional budget analysts said on Wednesday.

The sweeping healthcare overhaul nearing a vote in committee would reduce the rolls of the uninsured ...

How to Interpret Mid-Season Budget Numbers

2010-10-22T07:23:47Z

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A look at the deal worked out on health care

2010-06-25T21:17:20Z

The White House, Democratic leaders and four fiscally conservative House lawmakers worked out a deal Wednesday to move ahead on sweeping health care legislation.

The agreement would allow a committee vote, preserving momentum on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

The deal calls for exempting more small businesses from a requirement to offer covera...

Pelosi says closer on U.S. healthcare revamp

2010-06-25T21:18:53Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers were "moving closer" to an agreement on healthcare reform but would not predict if a vote would be taken before a monthlong August recess.

House Democratic leaders seized on a report by the nonpartisan Reuters) - President Barack Obama's far-reaching plan to guarantee all Americans healthcare ran into trouble on Friday over its more than $1 trillion price tag, forcing Democrats to look for ways to reduce costs as they moved the bill forward.

Obama took his case for his signat...

Key senator says $1 trillion health bill possible

2010-06-25T21:44:27Z

A senior lawmaker trying to break the logjam on health care overhaul says his committee has come up with elements of a plan that would allow them to produce a bill under $1 trillion that would be fully paid for.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., made the announcement Thursday. Of the five congressional committees working on President Barack Obama's top le...

US Democrats unveil healthcare plan

2010-06-25T21:49:01Z

Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Friday rolled out their first draft of a vast plan to reform healthcare coverage, one of President Barack Obama's top legislative goals.

The proposals would allow Americans to choose between business and government-backed healthcare insurance, a bid to provide coverage for the estimated 46 m...

Health Care Reform Immigrants

2010-04-04T12:16:10Z

In this photo taken Thursday, March 25, 2010, Dr. Carlos Ruvalcaba, left, examines Paula Medrano, one of the many patients he treats, at the Clinica Sierra Vista Elm unit in Fresno, Calif. Medrano is an undocumented immigrant. One of the 7 million uninsured people living in the United Stat...

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf testifies at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on 'Key Issues and Budget Options for Health Reform'

2010-06-26T07:07:54Z

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf testifies at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on 'Key Issues and Budget Options for Health Reform' on Capitol Hill in

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