Senate Finance panel rejects GOP plan to require photo ID for govt health care benefitsSeptember 30th, 2009 Senators reject photo ID for health care benefitsWASHINGTON — Senators working on a health overhaul have rejected a Republican move to require photo identification for federal health benefits. Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said his amendment would have helped cut fraud in health care programs for low-income people.
Correction: Health Care OverhaulSeptember 2nd, 2009 Correction: Health Care OverhaulWASHINGTON — In an Oct. 1 story about health care overhaul, The Associated Press reported erroneously that President Barack Obama repeatedly pledged last year that his health care plan would not raise taxes on any individual making more than $200,000 or a family with incomes over $250,000.
Sen. Chris Dodd praises Kennedy as hero to the nation's downtrodden, advocate for civil rightsAugust 26th, 2009 Dodd says Kennedy among most respected senatorsWASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher Dodd, perhaps Edward Kennedy's closest friend in the Senate, says Kennedy was a hero to the downtrodden.
Obama tells VFW that veterans' health care not impacted by overhaul he has championedAugust 17th, 2009 Obama: VA care not affected by health overhaulPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system is not going to change how veterans get their medical services. Obama on Monday told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that no one in Washington is talking about taking away their benefits.
Obama confident health care overhaul coming soon, speaks of 'about 80 agreement' in CongressAugust 16th, 2009 Obama confident health care overhaul coming soonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's confident his drive to overhaul health care will succeed. The president writes in Sunday's New York Times about "health insurance reform" and says his attempt to overhaul the system is closer to reality "than we have ever been."
Obama cites support from the American Nurses Association, the powerful American Medical Association and the AARP for big changes.
Sen. Chris Dodd released from hospital after prostate cancer surgeryAugust 15th, 2009 Sen. Dodd released from hospital after surgeryHARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sen.
Proposed tax on 'gold-plated' health coverage may hit plans for older, sicker peopleJuly 28th, 2009 Proposed tax on 'Cadillac' coverage questionedWASHINGTON — They call them Cadillac health plans. But a clunker may be hiding behind the sticker price.
Obama says he is open to proposals in Congress to pay for health care overhaulJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama open to finance plans for health careWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he is open to the proposals emerging in Congress to pay for health care overhaul. At a prime-time news conference Wednesday, Obama said few lawmakers had embraced his proposal to limit itemized deductions for the wealthiest Americans.
Obama: Congress must act before August recess on health care overhaulJuly 15th, 2009 Obama praises progress on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his administration will push through an overhaul of the nation's health care system and is urging Congress to finish the work before leaving for an August recess. Obama on Wednesday praised House and Senate versions of a bill to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans.
HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care overhaulJuly 12th, 2009 Sebelius: All options on table for health planWASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the administration wants a health care overhaul this year but is still leaving the details to Congress. Sebelius said on Sunday that a health care overhaul "needs to be owned by the House and the Senate" and won't be dictated by President Barack Obama.
Dodd says Obama health care plan unacceptable, Dodd cites public support for overhaulJune 21st, 2009 Dodd, Graham spar over health careWASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Senate will not let the U.S.
Proposal for gov't insurance plan divides lawmakers and administration officialsJune 14th, 2009 Officials voice no support for health benefits taxWASHINGTON — Lawmakers and administration officials on Sunday distanced themselves from the idea of taxing health benefits to help pay President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and bickered over whether government insurance would strengthen the market. The debate over a government insurance plan has broken mainly along party lines.
Obama indicates willingness to consider taxing health benefits, lawmaker saysJune 3rd, 2009 Obama said to be open to taxing health benefitsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to taxing health care benefits, something he campaigned hard against while running for president, according to senators who met with him Tuesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., raised the issue with Obama during a private meeting with the president and other Democratic senators and later reported the president's position: "It's on the table.
Obama tells senators cash-strapped Americans shouldn't be required to buy insuranceJune 3rd, 2009 Obama would exempt some from insurance mandateWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that if Congress ends up requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, people who can't afford it and small businesses should be exempt. He also wants to slash an additional $200 billion to $300 billion from Medicare and Medicaid over 10 years — on top of $300 billion in cuts already proposed in his budget — to help pay for a sweeping health overhaul.
Key senator: Limiting tax-free health benefits would help drive down health care costsJune 2nd, 2009 White House frames health care as economic problemWASHINGTON — A Senate chairman who has a major role in writing health care legislation said Tuesday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help control escalating costs. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., may face a hard sell.
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