February, 2010

Obama exaggerated. Boehner lied. Reid was incorrect. Ryan is wrong.

44 | Republicans want Democrats to launch bipartisan talks on a new consensus approach.

President Obama said Tuesday that he will consider any Republican health care ideas, as long as the ideas address the goals contained ...

The president stopped into the White House briefing room to talk about his meetings with leaders of both parties.

If Republicans accept Obama's proposed invitation to a televised health forum, what can we expect to hear from the GOP? Ideas, yes. But surprises, probably not.

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As Democrats have pushed for a comprehensive overhaul of the country's health system, much of their plans and rhetoric have focused on providing coverage for America's uninsured.

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Republicans this month will bring President Obama a set of ideas and a more modest health care plan.

Republicans in Congress offered a tepid response Monday to President Obama's call to start a new round of bipartisan talks on ...

While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.

Some Tennessee hospitals are floating the idea of paying more taxes to head off steep cuts to TennCare that could take more than $1.5 billion from the state's medical system.

With Congress still stalled on the big health bill, it turns to smaller pieces of legislation. The House this week will vote on a bill to repeal a decades-old insurance industry exemption from antitrust laws. Some analysts say eliminating the exemption wouldn't have an impact on competition or premiums.

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President Obama is pushing for a final bill, but he didn’t say how he would resolve the questions of policy, procedure and politics facing Congress.

A new study by federal officials finds that state, local and federal health spending has steadily increased. And, the nation's health spending as a share of the economy jumped in 2009 by 1.1 points to 17.3 percent.

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Spending on health care consumed an estimated 17 cents of every dollar spent last year in the United States, representing the ...

Why aren't Democrats talking about writing a new bill?

The $3.8 trillion budget released on Monday reflects multiple layers of optimism.