US health care system
Official tells US health insurer to justify 39 pct rate hike
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday called on a health insurance company to publicly explain why it raised premiums for some customers by...
Obama in Super Bowl health care gambit
President Barack Obama on Sunday unveiled a dramatic gambit on his stalled health care plan to millions of Americans tuning in for the Super...
Obama warns voters will judge Congress on health care
US President Barack Obama Thursday sharply warned lawmakers, including those in his Democratic Party, that they must answer to voters if they balk at...
US: Obama still fighting for health care
US President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday he would not "walk away" from needy Americans relying on his stalled health reform plan, in advance excerpts...
US: Obama to keep up the fight for meaningful health insurance reforms
President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to "never stop fighting" for struggling Americans in a fiery counter-attack aimed at mending Democratic morale and his frayed...
Obama allies cautiously vow to pursue health overhaul
President Barack Obama's top Democratic allies in the US Congress reeled Wednesday from a shock election defeat but vowed to pursue efforts to remake...
Obama allies seek to save health care plan
President Barack Obama's Democratic allies raced Tuesday to enact his top domestic goal, remaking US health care, spurred on by a special election that...
US: Obama, allies, seek imminent health deal
The White House and labor unions unveiled a breakthrough deal Thursday to clear a major obstacle blocking President Barack Obama's all-out campaign to remake...
Obama looks to pump up Democratic allies
President Barack Obama was to pay a rare visit to the US Congress Thursday to give his Democrats an election-year pep talk as lawmakers...
US: Obama, top lawmakers grapple with health care obstacles
President Barack Obama and his top Democratic congressional allies worked Wednesday to overcome obstacles to enacting a historic overhaul of US health care, his...
Obama promises changes in US health care this year
US President Barack Obama promised Saturday that Americans will see the effects of health reform this year, saying Congress is "on the verge" of...
US lawmakers ‘very close’ to final health deal: Pelosi
The US Congress is "very close" to forging a compromise that will pave the way for remaking US health care, President Barack Obama's top...
US: Obama, democrats forge ahead on health care overhaul
President Barack Obama and his top allies in the Congress worked Tuesday to map the way to enacting a sweeping overhaul of US health...
Obama health care overhaul clears key Senate test
President Barack Obama's planned reform of health care, his top domestic goal, cleared a key Senate hurdle Monday with no room to spare and...
US: White House presses for health care reform deal
The White House urged lawmakers Sunday to pass contentious health care reform, saying the watered-down bill before the Senate still accomplishes the president's goal...
US: Legislation to include six-month extensions of unemployment benefits
The US House of Representatives, tackling sky-high unemployment on the cusp of an election year, will vote Wednesday on a new jobs bill, Democratic...
US Senate nears health care bill with new compromises
Democratic senators were to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday to discuss health care reform, amid reports of new compromise...
US House Speaker Pelosi hopes for health overhaul this year
Democratic US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held out hope Thursday of completing legislation by late December to remake the US health care system, President...
Obama to inject $600 million boost to US health centers
President Barack Obama injected almost 600 million dollars on Wednesday into US health centers, saying the move would create jobs as well as provide...
US health care fight turns to abortion
The US Senate, locked in bitter battle over President Barack Obama's push to remake the nation's health care system, opened a new front Monday...
