The most ambitious overhaul of the U.S. health care system in 40 years squeaked through the House, allowing President Obama to win a preliminary round in what could still be a long battle for his top domestic priority. Read more »
The House voted to prohibit federal funding for abortion in new insurance programs created by a Democratic health overhaul, in one of the biggest showdown votes on the issue in a dozen years.
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Rep. Anthony Weiner has decided not to offer legislation to create a single-payer health system as a substitute for House Democrats' health care overhaul. Read more »
Senate Democrats' hopes of finishing a comprehensive health care overhaul by year's end are slipping due to Republican opposition, the crowded legislative calendar, and questions about the cost of the bill, says the Senate's No. 2 Democrat.
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House Democratic leaders intend to approve a rule that would govern debate on legislation to change the way doctors are paid under Medicare, but Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill would not be considered until the week of Nov. 16. Read more »
House Democrats hope to use the health care overhaul bill moving through Congress to address another issue on their agenda: helping states deal with their budget shortfalls. Read more »