House Democratic leaders introduced their long-awaited health care overhaul package, as rank-and-file party members appeared to be rallying behind the proposal.
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The Senate's health care overhaul will include a government-run plan, written as an "opt-out" policy that gives states the choice not to participate.
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A preliminary analysis of the House Democratic health care overhaul proposal by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) says its insurance coverage expansion provisions would cost $894 billion over the 2010–2019 period and reduce the federal deficit during that period by $104 billion followed by a "slight" deficit reduction in the second decade. The percentage of non-elderly legal residents with coverage would rise from 83 percent to 96 percent. Read more »
The giant health care bill introduced by House Democratic leaders would transform the American health insurance system, moving the nation a step closer to universal coverage. Read more »
President Obama's chief economic adviser praised at length the "Cadillac tax" included in the Senate Finance Committee's version of the health care overhaul as an effective way to raise revenue and slow health care spending. Read more »
U.S. hospitals that serve a high proportion of poor patients tend to lag behind in adopting electronic health records, according to a Health Affairs report. Read more »