President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health ...
CardioNet slides to a loss as it ramps up marketing efforts after Medicare lowered rates Wireless heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell to ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc <HUM.N> forecast profit to fall next year due in part to pressure on margins as it sees lower government reimbursement for its Medicare plans for the elderly. Humana, which also posted a 65 percent ...
House calls as a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott. He has a lavender stethoscope strung round ...
GOP leader says Republicans have health care answers _ lower costs, wider insurance coverage Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly pursue" ...
Health care issues: Public plan compromises A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Are there compromises being considered when it comes to letting the government sell insurance in competition with private industry? THE POLITICS: The so-called public ...
Health bill hits insurers, drugs, medical devices as Dems search for votes, money to pass plan The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health ...
It's alive. The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to "death panels" for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday. The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary ...
Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers. But ...
After months of struggle, House Democrats rolled out sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan largely tailored to President ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) holds the gavel used when he chaired the committee that passed Medicare legislation in 1965 during an event at the U.S. Capitol unveiling the House of Representatives' "Affordable Health Care for America Act" October ...
House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America's medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a formal announcement Thursday ...
