News Source: Bradenton Herald
| about 1 month ago
A handful of moderate Senate Democrats will determine the fate of this year’s health care overhaul, and they’re sending strong signals that while they are willing to compromise, they’re wary of a strong public option. “I’ve ruled out a...
News Source: The Morning News
| about 1 month ago
The Senate voted last week to shelve a bill that would have prevented cuts in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients. Senators voted 47-53 to set the bill aside after critics said it would cost $247 billion over 10 years without a way to...
News Source: The Journal Gazette
| about 1 month ago
The resurrection of the public option is the latest and one of the most surprising turns in the long battle about legislation to overhaul the country’s health-care system. Under assault for months, declared on life support repeatedly in recent...
News Source: Virginian-Pilot Online
| about 1 month ago
In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients. In a closed-door meeting of feisty House Democrats this past week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., served notice that in these final days before the Senate and...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
Prospects for a U.S. government-run "public option" health insurance plan have brightened considerably in recent weeks, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Momentum has shifted significantly, so much so that many members of Congress are now...
News Source: The Hill
| about 1 month ago
The question is not settled and the healthcare reform project itself is far from guaranteed to succeed but liberals see mounting evidence that their position is going to prevail. Supporters of the public option perceive a tide turning their way...