Senate Health Care

The Most Ridiculous Amendments To The Health Care Reconciliation Bill

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care, Senate Health Care Amendments, Senate Health Care Reconciliation, Health Care Reconciliation, Coburn, Tom Coburn, Sen. Coburn, Coburn Health Care, Coburn Health Care Amendments, Slidepoll, Slidepollajax, Gop, Reconciliation Bill, Politics News

Republicans know that the health care reform process could be derailed if the Senate decides to adopt any changes in reconciling the bill passed by th...

Read Whole Story

Byrd Rule To Send Health Care Back To House, Rules Parliamentarian

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Health Care, House Health Care, Health Care, Byrd Rule, Health Care Reform, Reconciliation, Politics News

Senate Republicans succeeded early Thursday morning in finding two flaws in the House-passed health care reconciliation package. Neither is of any sub...

Read Whole Story

Senate Picks Up The Ball On Health Care Reform

Roll Call | David M. Drucker and Emily Pierce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Reconciliation, Senate Health Care Vote, Senate Health Care Reconciliation, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Care Reform, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Senate Democrats on Monday are set to pick up the battle over health care reform where the House left off, but the path forward remains uncertain as R...

Read Whole Story

Is Reconciliation Undemocratic?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reconciliation, Politics, Senate Reconciliation, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Reconciliation, Politics News

There's been some talk "out there" that reconciliation is an undemocratic process, because it doesn't go through the regular legislative channels. That's just wrong.

Read Post

Senate GOP Launching New Campaign Against Health Care Law

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Second Option, Health Care Cost, Senate Health Care, Gop Health Care, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Senate, Politics News

Senate Republicans are poised to try to reignite the health care debate by launching a coordinated political messaging offensive to target Democrats a...

Read Whole Story

Rep. Weiner On Health Care: 'This Bill Is A 51 Vote Plan And Not A 60 Vote Plan'

The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Healthcare Proposal, Obama Healthcare, Rep. Anthony Weiner, Weiner Healthcare, Barack Obama, Rep. Weiner Healthcare, Obama, Weiner Health Care, Obama Healthcare Proposal, Obama Health Care, Senate Healthcare, Senate Health Care, Health-Care, Politics News

President Obama's new healthcare proposal will likely gain only Democratic support, and that's a good thing, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said today. ...

Read Whole Story

Daschle: Democrats Should Show 'Political Courage' And Pass Senate Health Care Bill

The Hill | Walter Alarkon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Daschle, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Daschle, Health Care, Tom Daschle Health Care, Daschle Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

House Democrats should "do the right thing" and approve the Senate's healthcare bill, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said Monday. ...

Read Whole Story

GOP, Dems Prepare For Legal Challenges Over Massachusetts Senate Seat

The Weekly Standard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Kirk, 60 Votes Health Care, Scott Brown Seating, Paul Kirk Scott Brown, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Appointed Senator Paul Kirk will lose his vote in the Senate after Tuesday's election in Massachusetts of a new senator and cannot be the 60th vote fo...

Read Whole Story

Health Care Provision Would Cover Christian Science Prayer Treatments

The Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orrin Hatch Health Care, John Kerry, Orrin Hatch Christian Science Prayer Treatments, Orrin Hatch Health Care Provision, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry Health Care, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Bill, Health Care Legislation, Christian Science Prayer Treatments, Senate Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Overhaul, Politics News

Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill woul...

Read Whole Story

David Sirota: Senate Health Care Bill Is A 'Handout To The Health Industry'

USA Today | David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, David Sirota, Health Care Debate, Public Option, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health Care Public Option, Senate Health Care, Politics News

The Senate health care bill betrays the promise of fundamental "change" Democrats made during the 2008 election. It cloaks a handout to the health ind...

Read Whole Story

Joe Biden:

New York Times | JOE BIDEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Biden Health Care Bill, Health Care Bill, Biden, Senate Health Care Bill, Joe Biden, Biden Health Care Bill, Health Care, Joe Biden Op-Ed, Healthcare, Senate Health Care, Politics News

IF I were still a United States senator, I would not only vote yes on the current health care reform bill, I would do so with the sure knowledge that ...

Read Whole Story

Rockefeller On Obama Meeting: 'Frustration And Angst'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Barack Obama, Senate Health Care Bill, Dem Health Care Bil, Democrats Health Care Bill, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Senate Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders o...

Read Whole Story

Reid: Senate Health Care Deal 'Better Than The Public Option'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harry Reid, Public Option, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

The public option may be dead, but Democrats have a stronger proposal on the table, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press confere...

Read Whole Story

Senate Health Care Bill: What's Next

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mary Landrieu, Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Vote, Health Care, Mary Landrieu Public Option, Healthcare, Senate Health Care, Senate Health Care Bill, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal memb...

Read Whole Story

Harry Reid: 'I'm Not Using Reconciliation'

Politico | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harry Reid, Harry Reid Health Care, Senate Health Care Vote, Harry Reid Reconciliation, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Bill, Harry Reid Test Vote, Health Insurance Reform, Harry Reid Public Option, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first key test vote on his $848 billion health care bill will be taken Saturday, but he declined to say whe...

Read Whole Story

Graham: House Health Care Bill Would Die In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graham Face the Nation, Graham Dead on Arrival, Doa Health Care, Lindsey Graham, Senate Health Care, Video, Politics News

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared on Sunday that the health care legislation passed by the House of Representatives would be "dead on arrival" ...

Read Whole Story

Obama Tells House Democrats He Supports Senate Tax On Cadillac Health Care Plans

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cadillac Tax, Health Care Reform, Cadillac Plans, Cadillac Health Care, Senate Health Care, House Health Care, Health Care Tax, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end...

Read Whole Story

Senate Votes Yes On First Health Care Vote

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Vote, Health Care Reform, Health Care Bill, Senate, Health Care, Health Care Vote Senate, Senate Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama has passed its sternest Senate test, overcoming Republican delayi...

Read Whole Story

Coburn: 'We Are Trying To Kill This Bill'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, Rnc Call, Tom Coburn Health Care, Coburn Kill the Bill, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okl.) acknowledged the obvious on Friday, stating that the goal of his parliamentary shenanigans and the Republican Party as a whol...

Read Whole Story

Lieberman Wins: Medicare Compromise On Chopping Block

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care, Lieberman Medicare, Health Care, Senate Medicare, Senate Health Bill, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Senate, Lieberman, Politics News

Joe Lieberman has forced his will on the Senate Democratic caucus and the nation as a whole. After the party reached a compromise last week to effecti...

Read Whole Story

Getting The Job Done Right: Strengthening The Senate Bill To Fully Protect Competition

David Balto | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

Today, the market for health care is structured such that conflicts of interest, a lack of choice and a lack of transparency significantly hinder meaningful competition. With health care reform, we can change that.

Read Post

Mary Landrieu Wooed To Back Health Care With $100 Million For Her State

Bloomberg | James Rowley and Kristin Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Landrieu Louisiana Medicaid, Senate Health Vote, Landrieu Louisiana Aide, Landrieu Insurance Industry, Mary Landrieu Health Care, Landrieu Health Care Vote, Senate Health Bill, Landrieu Federal Aide, Senate Health Care, Landrieu Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an ext...

Read Whole Story

No Men: The Most Ornery, Obstructionist Senators

The Daily Beast | Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman Filibuster, Joe Lieberman Public Option, Gop Obstruction, Joe Lieberman Health Care, Republican Obstruction, Public Option, Senate Health Bill, Health Bill, Joe Lieberman, Senate Health Care, Health Care Public Option, GOP Filibuster, Politics News

When Sen. Joe Lieberman issued fresh threats to filibuster any health-care reform proposal including a public option, he did more than just blunt the ...

Read Whole Story

Baucus: All Senate Dems Will Support health bill

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baucus Senate Democrats, Senate Democrats Health Care, Baucus Bill, Max Baucus, Senate Democratic Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care, Senate Health Care Bill, Politics News

WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate – and perhaps more than one Republican – will support legislat...

Read Whole Story

Health Care Bill Contains Specific Benefits For Montana Asbestos Victims

The New York Times | Robert Pear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Beneficiaries, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Health Care Benefits, Baucus Asbestos Health Care Bill, Max Baucus, Baucus Asbestos, Politics News

Buried in the deal-clinching health care package that Senate Democrats unveiled over the weekend is an inconspicuous proposal expanding Medicare to co...

Read Whole Story