Democrats Health Care

Despite Major Warnings, Controversial Health Care Program Was Added

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Obamacare, Health Care Law, Gop Health Care, Health Care Reform, Long-Term Care Insurance Plan, Democrats Health Care, Community Living Assistance Services and Supports, Obama Health Care Law, Class, Obama Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Even as leading Democrats offered assurances to the contrary, government experts repeatedly warned that a new long-term care insura...

Read Whole Story

Senate Democrats Push Back On Reid Over Health Care Fix Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Politics News, True-Up, 1099, Health Care 1099, Senate Democrats Health Care, Harry Reid, Democrats Health Care, Senate Democrats, Reid Health Care, Poor People Health Care, Health Care Fix, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Disagreements have broken out within the Senate Democratic caucus over Majority Leader Harry Reid’s endorsement of a proposed change t...

Read Whole Story

Senate Dems Consider Health Care Fix That Could Hit Poor Consumers The Hardest

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Democrats Health Care, Democrats Health Care, Senate Democrats, True-Up, 1099, Poor People Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Democrats on the Hill are growing increasingly convinced and, in some cases, concerned that in an effort to offset the cost of repealing...

Read Whole Story

Dems Growing Convinced That GOP Will Try To Force Shutdown Over Health Care Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Funds, Health Care Reform Budget, Budget Battle, Republican De-Fund, Health Care Funding, Democrats Money, De-Fund Health Care, Health Care Money, Affordable Care Act, Democrats Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats expressed a rare touch of nonchalance Wednesday as House Republicans voted to repeal last year's health care ove...

Read Whole Story

Dems' New Message On Health Care Reform: 'Improve' Legislation, Don't Talk 'Costs And Deficit'

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Messaging, Democrats, Democrats Health Care, Democrats Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform Legislation, Health Care Improvements, Politics News

Key White House allies are dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and def...

Read Whole Story

In The Public Interest: Healthy Ways to Cut the Deficit

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Risk Pools, Health Care Bill, Debt, Recission, Health Care Advocates, Republicans Health Care, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Legislation, Fiscal Responsibility, Reconciliation, Health Insurance Reform, Cbo, Congressional Budget Office, Politics News

The Affordable Care Act is affordable not just for consumers; it's also affordable for taxpayers. The Deficit Commission should not have to re-fight last year's health care debate.

Read Post

In The Public Interest: Health Care Reform - A Down Payment, Not "Broken Promises"

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Risk Pools, Health Care Bill, Recission, Health Care Advocates, Republicans Health Care, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Legislation, Reconciliation, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

Health reform opponents want to spook policy-makers into backing down from implementing the new law and thereby delivering to American health care consumers the new rights and options they deserve.

Read Post

Democrats Unveil $125 Million Program To Sell New Health Care Law

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Victoria Kennedy, Health Care Law, Democrats Health Care, Tom Daschile, Andrew Grossman, Andrew Grossman Health Care, Democrats, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Politics News

Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and Victoria Kennedy, the late senator's wife, are expected to be named co-chairs this week of a $125 mill...

Read Whole Story

What's Happening to America? Lies, Threats, and the Health Care Vote

Tom Halsted | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Attacks, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care, Democrats Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

Now the challenge will be to keep the focus and energy on improving the situation so that some day the US will have a health care system comparable to that existing in every other civilized country.

Read Post

In The Public Interest: Health Reform's Trump Card

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Advocates, Republicans Health Care, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Legislation, Health Insurance Reform, Reconciliation, Politics News

Congress has a responsibility to ensure consumers have the information they need under the new law. Every American consumer should know they will have substantial new protections this year.

Read Post

In The Public Interest: High Noon for Insurance Industry Rip-Offs?

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Recission, Health Care Advocates, Republicans Health Care, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Legislation, Health Insurance Reform, Reconciliation, Politics News

Pop Quiz: You're a law-abiding citizen whose family is completely at the mercy of a band of ruffians who do whatever they want, whenever they want. Ar...

Read Post

Dems Scared Into Action By Everyone From Donors To The Base

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Donors, Democrats Health Care, Stern Health Care, Health Care Reform, Donors Health Care, Anthony Weiner, Base Donors, Democratic Base, Lawmakers, Orin Kramer, Andy Stern, Democratic Lawmakers, Politics News

Democratic lawmakers, from the leadership on down, are facing what many describe as an unprecedented amount of political pressure as the party scrambl...

Read Whole Story

Leadership in the Time of Obama

Peter T. Coleman, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Governing, Democrats Agenda, Obama Health Care, Obama Leadership, Democrats Health Care, Democrats Governing, Obama Presidency, Democrats Leadership, Politics News

President Obama is today negotiating for his political life. The pundits claim he is "all-in" on the health care bill, and that its defeat would be the practical end to his presidency. So here's a pop-quiz.

Read Post

Obama To Meet With Progressives, Centrist Dems In Health Care Push

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lawmakers Meeting Obama, Democrats Health Care, Obama Lobbying Health Care, Barack Obama, Obama Health Care Push, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

The White House begins its campaign to get skeptical Democrats on board health care reform on Thursday afternoon when the president plans to sit down ...

Read Whole Story

Matthew Dowd: To Hurt Dems, GOP Should Want Health Care To Pass (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reconciliation Health Care, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Politics, Health Care Reform, Health Care Popularity, Republicans. Republicans Health Care, Popularity Passing, Video, Politics News

A longtime Republican adviser suggested on Monday that the GOP should switch tacks on health care reform -- rather than continue to vilify the process...

Read Whole Story

Lamar Alexander: Health Care Bill A 'Political Kamikaze Mission'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Lamar Alexander, Health Csre GOP, Democrats Health Care, 2010 Elections, Gop Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Elections 2010, Politics News

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Sunday that if Democrats push health care through under the majority only process known as reconciliation, it w...

Read Whole Story

Democrats, Republicans Still Can't Agree On Remedy For Ailing Health Care System

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Republicans Health Care, Democrats Health Care, Hcr, Health Care Reform, President Obama Health Care, Health Care, Politics News

In the aftermath of President Obama's White House health-care summit, it's clear that both sides are certain they are right on substance. Where they d...

Read Whole Story

Pelosi Aide: Health Care May Be Put Off Until Easter

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democrats Health Care Reform, Obama Healthcare, Democrats Healthcare, Health Care Reform Bill, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform Bill, Obama Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Obama Health Care Reform, Health-Care, Politics News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's top health policy aide laid out a way forward today and said reform should be close to finished by Easter recess. Congre...

Read Whole Story

Trumka To Senate Dems: Pass New Health Care Bill Through Reconciliation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Bill Clyburn, House Senate Democrats, Health Care Bill, Legislation House, Trumka Afl-Cio, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Reform, Richard Trumka, Politics News

One of the most powerful union officials in the country is urging Senate Democratic leaders to craft an entirely new health care bill and pass it usi...

Read Whole Story

Van Hollen: Senate Health Care Bill 'Unacceptable In Its Current Form'

The Plum Line | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Van Hollen Senate Bill, Van Hollen Unacceptable, Van Hollen Health Care, Democrats Health Care, Chris Van Hollen, Politics News

In a strikingly candid assessment of the politics of health care, DCCC chief Chris Van Hollen said in an interview that the Senate bill's brand may be...

Read Whole Story

Fearing Defeat In Mass., Democrats Looking To Push Health Care Through House

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Massachusetts, Health Care, Health Care Bill House, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders, scrambling for a backup plan to rescue their health care legislation if Republican...

Read Whole Story

Dems Grapple With What Loss Of Health Care Means For 2010

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Pollack, Massachusetts Election, Democrats Health Care, Mass Scott Brown, Party Failure Democrats, Grijalva, Democratic Failure, Obama Assurance, Democrats Party Failure, Politics News

Democrats fretting over the effect that the Massachusetts Senate race could have on health reform are now seriously debating what would happen to the ...

Read Whole Story

Congress Has Used Ping-Pong Strategy Many Times Before

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress Ping Pong, Reform Process, Democrats Congress, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Reform, Democrats, Ping Pong Strategy, Politics News

Republicans and some Democrats are grumbling over the decision by Democratic leadership to skip a formal conference committee in their efforts to pass...

Read Whole Story

Dems Say They'll Pursue Health Care Reforms After Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Expecations Game, Health Care Reform, Debbie Stabenow, Dems Expectations, Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrats Health Care, Politics News

Senate Democrats are already lowering expectations for the final health care bill, insisting that there will more efforts at reform to come. In a con...

Read Whole Story

MoveOn Targets Dems Who Voted Against Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blue Dogs, Moveon, Conservative Democrats, Democrats Health Care, Health Care Moveon, Moveon Ad, Health Care Reform, Dems Targeted, Video, Politics News

In the wake of Saturday night's historic health care vote, the main lines of attack have been extremely partisan -- Republicans insist that politicall...

Read Whole Story