Topic: Edward M. Kennedy

How should healthcare workers, supporters and anti healthcare reform, as well as the commonpeople react over the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy? He considered Kennedy as a powerhousein face-to-face negotiations sensitive to the need of bipartisanship, and oneOn the otherhand, others believe ...
"Invoking THE NAME of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening SHOWDOWN with opposition Republicans EAGER TO INFLICT A PUNISHING DEFEAT on President Barack Obama". Also we ...
Whatever you think of the bill itself, last night's passage of health care reform is a major achievement for the Democrats. @pourmecoffee: Sarah Palin updating her Facebook status to "Tyrannized. @lhnatko: The healthcare bill has already improved the lives of Americans: it's ...

Brown says will work with both parties in Washington

Fresh from his stunning election win in Massachusetts, Senator-elect Scott Brown said Wednesday that while his victory is a major coup for Republicans, he will be his own man in advancing the interests of voters of his state.The new senator-elect suggested that ...
Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. "We are now finally poised to deliver ...

Senate healthcare bill creates new insurance program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new government insurance program that would help the elderly and disabled stay in their homes is headed for passage in the Senate's sweeping healthcare revamp despite doubts about its viability and cost.The measure has not received the intense ...

Health bill 'imperfect' but necessary: Kennedy widow

While imperfect, a health reform bill before US lawmakers would achieve many of the goals championed by the late senator Edward Kennedy, his widow said Saturday.The " liberal lion" of the Senate, who died in August after losing a battle to brain ...
Sen. Paul Kirk avoids making waves on health care fight as Kennedy's temporary replacementPaul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death opened up a Senate seat. ""Paul Kirk has made a seamless transition into his new role," countered Sen. John ...
The Senate Finance Committee begins work on a health care overhaul bill Tuesday. Baucus included Obama's idea in his bill. Those Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries, are targeted for big cuts in Baucus' bill and Nelson ...

What editorial writers are saying about Kennedy's health care legacy

Newspaper editorials across the country have been paying tribute to the lifelong accomplishments of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D, Mass.), acknowledging his failings and debating how lasting his legislative effect will be.. From helping establish the national community health system in 1966, to ...
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