sweeping-health

Can the health care reform law survive without the individual mandate?

April 7th, 2012

Could President Obama's sweeping health care reform law survive if the court strikes down the requirement that all Americans buy insurance? The short answer is yes — but insurance companies certainly won't be happy about it. Both Justice Department lawyers and their challengers agree that the individual mandate is not “separable” from the rest of ……click here to continue reading

Obama abandons long-term care plan

October 15th, 2011

Program’s solvency questioned; move won’t affect other parts of sweeping health care overhaul…….click here to continue reading

Can Democrats still pass health care? (Politico via Yahoo! News)

January 25th, 2010

President Barack Obama’s push for sweeping health care reform hangs in the balance when Congress returns this week, after being thrown into doubt by Republican Scott Brown’s special election win in Massachusetts…….click here to continue reading

Obama, congressional Dems near health care accord (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 16th, 2010

President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictable Massachusetts Senate race…….click here to continue reading

Health care bill in balance without Nelson’s vote (AP via Yahoo! News)

December 18th, 2009

A year in the making, sweeping health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama hung in the balance Thursday as conservative Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson withheld his vote in pursuit of stricter abortion limits and liberals grew restive on the left…….click here to continue reading