FACT CHECK: Is Obama or Wilson right on health coverage for illegal immigrants?September 10th, 2009 FACT CHECK: Health coverage for illegal immigrantsWASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Wilson is wrong.
Obama to urge Congress that a 'season for action' on health care has arrivedSeptember 9th, 2009 Obama to urge Congress for action on health careWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama summoned Congress to join in a "season for action" on health care Wednesday night, urging lawmakers to set aside partisan gamesmanship in favor of drafting legislation that benefits millions who have insurance and many more without it. "I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last," Obama said in excerpts released by the White House in advance of a speech to a joint session of Congress and a public grown increasingly skeptical of his plans.
Kennedys will be on hand for Obama's health care speech, invoking the late senator's life workSeptember 9th, 2009 Kennedy is gone, but health care still his issueWASHINGTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is gone, but his legacy is vital to President Barack Obama's high-stakes case for health care overhaul as his party struggles on Capitol Hill to agree on its terms.
Obama targets insurance companies in health care town hall meeting in ColoradoAugust 16th, 2009 Obama targets insurance companies at Colo. meetingGRAND JUNCTION, Colo.
Obama targets insurance companies in health care town hall meeting.August 16th, 2009 Obama targets insurance companies.GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the "scare tactics" of opponents to health care reform.
Obama criticized 'scare tactics' of health care reform critics; targets insurance companiesAugust 16th, 2009 Obama criticizes 'scare tactics' in health debateGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the "scare tactics" of opponents to health care reform.
In pitch for health care overhaul, Obama says insurance companies holding Americans hostageAugust 14th, 2009 Obama assails health insurance companiesBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama says Americans are being held hostage by health insurance companies that deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or cancel coverage when people get sick.
Obama says health overhaul would not set up "death panels" to rule on care for seniorsAugust 11th, 2009 Obama delivers a fact-check on "death panels"PORTSMOUTH, N.H — President Barack Obama is seeking to put to rest claims that the health care overhaul he seeks would set up "death panels" to rule on life-sustaining care for ailing seniors. It would not, and Obama stressed the point during a town hall meeting Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H.
Obama tries to reassure seniors worried about Medicare cuts in health care overhaulAugust 11th, 2009 Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health carePORTSMOUTH, N.H. — President Barack Obama is seeking to reassure the nation's seniors that health care overhaul won't mean cuts in Medicare.
Obama says Congress agrees with him on broad health careJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama: Lots of agreement on health overhaulWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says lawmakers and he are in general agreement on important parts of a potential health care overhaul. Obama planned to say Wednesday night that the proposals would add stability to existing plans.
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 warns that health costs will keep rising without action as he touts proposal in NJJuly 16th, 2009 Obama says health costs will rise without actionHOLMDEL, N.J. — President Barack Obama says he wants a health care overhaul this year and that costs will continue to rise without action.
Obama tells Congress he wants health care legislation by August recessJuly 10th, 2009 Obama to Congress: Health care legislation by Aug.L'AQUILA, Italy — Despite snags in Congress, President Barack Obama says his administration is closer to achieving health care reform than at any time in recent history. He says he hopes Congress will pass health care legislation by the August recess but "nothing is do or die."
Obama says he is making health care his "highest legislative priority".
Obama says Congress progressing, must stick with hard work to overhaul US health care systemJune 23rd, 2009 Obama voicing confidence on health care changesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's "very optimistic" about the prospects for legislation revamping health care, arguing that the country simply must control skyrocketing costs in this field. He told a news conference th at unless the government acts now, the country will spend $1 out of every $5 on health care within the next 10 years.
Obama expects health industry to make good on $2T savings pledgeMay 12th, 2009 Obama will hold health industry to savings pledgeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling health industry leaders he expects them to deliver on their $2 trillion savings pledge. In a letter the White House released Tuesday, Obama tells health care industry groups that he will hold them to their pledge to get it done.
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