June, 2009

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, probably understands the challenges of maintaining and financing a universal health insurance system better than any Democrat in Congress. So why aren't the Obama administration and the congressional leadership listening to him? While most people agree that we need ways to make health insurance more affordable and reduce the number of 46 million uninsured, the public is also concerned that the country can't keep piling on more debt. That's where Mr. Bredesen comes in.

Companies, desperate to slice fat from their budgets during this recession, increasingly are targeting workplace wellness programs.

President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the nation's health care system.

What Obama needs to do to pass health care reform.

WASHINGTON -They no longer broker deals in Congress, but three former Senate leaders got together Wednesday to show that bipartisan compromise is still possible, even on the politically

Lawmakers clash over cost of health care overhaul

WASHINGTON — Jolted by cost estimates as high as $1.6 trillion, Senate Democrats agreed Tuesday to scale back planned subsidies for the uninsured and sought concessions totaling hundreds of billions

When Tammy Fleishour lost her job in January as an executive assistant at an advertising agency, the single mom worried that her worst nightmare might come true: an extended hospital stay without

Two key proposals to improve access to health insurance could reduce the ranks of the uninsured but cost $1 trillion over 10 years, according to preliminary estimates released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.

Health care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats, President Obama told the American Medical Association on Monday.

Maryland auto shop owner Brian England offers health care coverage to his 18 employees, including part-time staff. He calls it "the right thing to do," and besides, he knows taking care of his employees makes good business sense.

Taxing health benefits may not be enough to help pay for health reform.

Market-based solutions can reduce the national health-care bill by 40%.

Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said.