Obamacare: Obama to Hill as Dems discuss deal for "Public Option"
President Barack Obama will meet Sunday with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill, as a group of moderate and liberal senators plan to negotiate through the weekend in hopes of striking a deal on the public option by early next week.The president’s visit...

Obamacare: AMA comments on Senate reform bill HR 3590
The AMA strongly believes that addressing these issues will create a better foundation for health system reform. In addition to these principal concerns, we offer for your consideration a number of other policy refinements and technical changes that we...

Obamacare: GOP Report Charges AARP Getting "Kickbacks" In Dem Health Care Bills
One of the subplots to the health care debate I've been following is the cozy relationship between AARP and the Obama administration, as the group has thrown its full-throated support behind the Democrats' health care push even though their...

Obamacare: Senate delays action on abortion measure -Nelson Amendment
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, scrapped plans late Thursday to turn the Senate's attention to an amendment that would ban federal funds from being used for abortions after the author told Reid he was not yet finished crafting it.The...

Nelson (no public funding for abortion) amendment expected to fall short even with GOP support
The defeat of his amendment would be politically significant because Nelson has pledged to vote with Republicans to filibuster the health bill if it did not include the Stupak language. “I’ve said at the end of the day if it doesn’t have Stupak...

McCain: AARP ‘Betrayed’ Members by Supporting Obamacare Health Reform
Democrats have been cheering the recent AARP endorsement of health reform legislation, with good reason. The group represents roughly 40 million Americans, granting it plenty of lobbying clout and power around election time. But Sen. John McCain...

Obamacare: California Medical Association opposes U.S. Senate's healthcare plan
The state's largest doctors group is opposing healthcare legislation being debated in the U.S. Senate this week, saying it would increase local healthcare costs and restrict access to care for elderly and low-income patients.The California Medical...

Obamacare: Sen Harry Reid set to unveil new public option, breaking Senate impasse on healthcare
A new measure on the public option will be unveiled next week, which Senate Democratic leaders hope will break the logjam on healthcare reform.Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), who has been tapped by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to come up with a Plan B...

Obamacare: Sen. Joe Lieberman Sees Positive in Health Bill, but Still Opposed
Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) on Tuesday called Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care reform bill “quite an accomplishment,” but he said he still opposes the $848 billion package in its current form.

Health Care Reform in Massachusetts: Still a Bad Idea
L'esempio del Massacchussets non è esattamente a favore delal riforma Obama: le tariffe scendono, ma soltanto perché si parte da un livello elevatissimo causato proprio da "riforme" molto simili a quelle obamiane. La parte che ha...