Ohio court says anti-Obamacare amendment can be on November ballot

2011-08-12T11:30:55Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would block implementation of President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law can appear on the bal...

Obama administration appeals healthcare ruling

2011-03-08T14:30:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling in Florida that struck down the landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional.

(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky, editing by Eric Walsh)

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Judge rules healthcare reform unconstitutional

2011-01-31T12:30:48Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A judge in Florida on Monday became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, ap...

Ohio becomes 25th state to contest healthcare plan

2011-01-10T14:30:35Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio is joining a multistate lawsuit over the federal healthcare reform plan passed less than a year ago because the law "tramples on the rights of Ohio's citizens," the state's new attorney general said on Monday.

"We need to defend the checks and balances that our Constitution creates through its divisions of power and protect ...

House Republicans eye quick repeal of healthcare law

2011-01-03T13:00:31Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to hold a vote in January to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul and say they have nearly enough support to override a presiden...

Insurers aren't supporting efforts to repeal health reform

2010-11-29T14:30:23Z

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Sen. Harry Reid says willing to "tweak" healthcare law

2010-11-03T05:30:35Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said he is willing to make changes to the landmark healthcare reform legislation passed earlier this year.

"If there's some tweaking we need to do with the healthcare bill, I'm ready for some tweaking," Reid, a Democrat, said in an interview on Reuters) - With most Americans ambivalent about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul or openly hostile to it, next Tuesday's elections could have a big impact on the reforms, experts said on Wednesday.

Major Republican gains could mean years of hold-ups on implementing the legislation -- but if...

Doctor shortage looming? Use nurses, report says

2010-10-05T10:00:18Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nurses can handle much of the strain that healthcare reform will place on doctors and should be given both the education and the authority to take on more medical duties, the U.S. Institute of Medicine said on Tuesday.

A report from the institute calls for an overhaul in the responsibility and training of nurses and says doing so is key to improving the fragmented and ...

White House makes health reform case to doctors

2010-08-23T14:30:12Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration asked U.S. doctors Monday to get on board with health reform legislation passed in March, saying those who embrace change will prosper.

Administration officials said the new law will provide doctors w...

Obama pitches healthcare reform to older voters

2010-06-08T12:00:33Z

WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters on Tuesday his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits as he launched a new push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters on Tuesday his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits as he launched a new push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the Reuters) - President Barack Obama and supporters are embarking on a major publicity push to promote his healthcare overhaul, the White House said on Monday, as they seek to ward off opposition to the plan.

On Tuesday, Obama travels to Maryland

Lockheed, Boeing, others see health reform charges

2010-10-27T14:06:07Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , Boeing Co , Goodrich Corp and Reuters) - Farm equipment maker Deere & Co <DE.N> expects after-tax expenses to rise by $150 million this year as a result of the healthcare reform law President Barack Obama signed this week.

Most of the higher expense will come in Deere's second quarter, the com...

Health Care Reform Bill Extends Coverage for Kids

2010-10-25T12:29:43Z

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Obama to sign healthcare bill on Tuesday

2010-06-26T03:18:47Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign his healthcare reform bill into law Tuesday and travel Thursday to promote the plan in Iowa, a farming state split over the overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system.

The landmark legislation narrowly passed by the Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday that Democrats would have the support necessary to pass the healthcare reform bill in a vote expected on Sunday.

Healthcare overhaul will pass: Axelrod

2010-03-14T06:15:26Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior White House adviser said on Sunday that President Barack Obama would get the votes necessary to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare system.

"I think we will have the votes to pass this," David Axelrod, a s...

Obama meets union leaders over healthcare concerns

2010-04-16T07:44:02Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the biggest U.S. labor federation warned President Barack Obama on Monday that failure to act quickly on unemployment would be "suicidal" and would put the Democrats' control of Congress at risk.

The warning from Reuters) - Affluent investors turned bearish in December as their attention moved from the economy to concerns over health reform and fears the wealthy may be asked to pay more taxes.

The Spectrem Group's affluent investor confidence index, which measures sentiment in households with more than $500,000 in investable assets, fell 5 points ...

Senate moves up healthcare passage by hour

2010-06-25T19:11:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate agreed on Wednesday to move up by one hour its vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul to 7 a.m. EST (1200 GMT) on Thursday.

The move came as senators, anxious to hurry out of town for the Christmas holiday, tried to beat a winter storm developing in the Midwest and West.

Reuters) - The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on both sides pouncing on findings in a nonpartisan budget report on insurance premiums to bolster their arguments.

With the debate expected to last up to three weeks, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid w...

Doctors' group backs U.S. House healthcare bill

2010-06-25T19:56:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The influential American Medical Association on Thursday said it supported passage of the Democratic-written healthcare legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on this week.

Dr. Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have nearly finished a sweeping healthcare reform bill that would include a government-run insurance option and hope to unveil it on Thursday.

After weeks of negotiations to merge three pending health bills, Democratic leaders plan to make their final deci...

House healthcare bill under $900 billion: Pelosi

2010-04-16T09:44:04Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday new estimates showed a healthcare overhaul drafted by Democrats would reduce the U.S. budget deficit over 10 years and cost less than $900 billion.

Republican Snowe backs healthcare overhaul

2010-04-16T09:51:34Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Olympia Snowe said on Tuesday she will back the Finance Committee's sweeping healthcare overhaul, becoming the first Republican in Congress to back a healthcare reform measure.

Snowe said her vote does not mean she will support later versions of the healthcare legislation.

(Reporting by Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee's health bill would cost $829 billion and cut the deficit by $81 billion over 10 years, budget analysts said on Wednesday in a boost to President Barack Obama's efforts to reform health care.

In a report that co...

White House targets insurers over healthcare premiums

2010-04-16T10:11:56Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House kept insurance companies squarely in its sights on Tuesday in the push for healthcare reform by releasing research showing that health insurance premiums have risen far faster than inflation in every U.S. state.

U.S. states have experienced premium growth of 90 percent to nearly 150 percent in the past decade, while w...

U.S. employers will defray health reform costs: study

2010-04-16T10:16:58Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If U.S. health reform efforts lead to higher costs for employers, employees may end up bearing the brunt, according to a new survey.

Employers will not absorb higher costs, choosing instead either to reduce benefits, lower salaries or cut jobs, the survey from professional services firm

Uninsured Americans hope reform brings health coverage

2010-04-16T10:18:40Z

NEWARK, Ohio (Reuters) - As debate rages on how to reform the U.S. healthcare system, many of the one in six Americans now without medical insurance are hoping that reform brings at least one thing -- affordable coverage.

"I'd like to have some sort of health insurance I could actually afford," said

Senate panel releases healthcare plan without public option

2010-06-25T20:40:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveiled his plan for a 10-year, $856 billion healthcare overhaul on Wednesday that would revamp insurance rules but does not include a government-run option backed by liberal Democrats.

Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance...

Baucus may move health bill without Republicans

2010-04-16T10:25:27Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic U.S. senator leading an effort to write a bipartisan healthcare reform bill said on Wednesday he was ready to move forward without Republican support, but still hoped for a deal.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said his plan would be similar to one he discuss...

Obama to lay out specifics on healthcare: Biden

2010-04-16T10:30:58Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out specifics of his proposed healthcare overhaul when he addresses Congress on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden said, as the administration sought to regain control of the debate.

"Stay tuned for Wednesday," Biden said in a Thursday speech to a

2010-04-16T10:42:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama hammered away at "outrageous myths" about his healthcare reform plans on Saturday, seeking again to take control of a debate that has tarnished support for his top domestic policy goal.

Obama, a Democrat, has tried for weeks to clamp down on criticism and misinformation about his healthcare plans and used his we...

U.S. religious left wades into healthcare fight

2010-06-25T21:07:43Z

DALLAS (Reuters) - Liberal religious groups announced on Monday they are teaming up with President Barack Obama in a national campaign to counter the surprisingly vehement conservative opposition to his plan for overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry this year.

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Pelosi: "Glory days" ending for U.S. health insurers

2010-06-25T21:14:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday "the glory days are coming to an end" for the health insurance industry and predicted it will fail to stop healthcare overhaul legislation moving through Congress.

Speaking to reporters as the House prepared to go into a monthlong August recess, she cited the example of cancer patients who "wi...

Sen. Kerry sees bipartisan Senate deal on healthcare

2010-06-25T21:18:26Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee member John Kerry told reporters on Tuesday he was confident the panel's negotiators would reach a bipartisan agreement on a healthcare overhaul proposal.

"I feel confident that we are going to get there," Kerry said.

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Rep. Waxman: Medicare rates offer to conservatives

2010-06-25T21:20:41Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday he would take a proposal to a group of fiscally conservative Democrats that he considered to be a "significant breakthrough" on regional dis...

Obama says economic recovery depends on healthcare

2010-04-16T11:18:21Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he realized Americans were skeptical about his healthcare overhaul, but that the country's economic recovery depended on the success of the $1 trillion plan.

Obama warned inaction would undermine the economy, worsen the deficit and cripple millions more ordinary Americans financially.

"I under...

First Senate panel completes healthcare bill

2010-04-16T11:20:03Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate health committee on Wednesday approved its version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. health industry, which is to be combined with a bill yet to be written in the Senate Finance Committee.

The Democratic-controlled health panel's ...

Americans argue for public healthcare option

2010-06-25T21:32:59Z

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kathy Cook's health insurance premiums of $740 a month are nearly as costly as her mortgage. William McEachen struggles to help his disabled adult daughter get the care and m...

Everyday Americans argue for public healthcare option

2010-06-25T21:33:02Z

Obama praises public insurance plan on healthcare

2010-06-25T21:36:26Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a government-run, public health insurance plan would be one of the best ways to bring down costs and "force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest."

The statement by Obama, released by the White House, came as Congress cons...

Wal-Mart supports employer-mandated health coverage

2010-04-16T11:33:20Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said on Tuesday that it supports President Barack Obama's push to require large employers to offer health insurance to workers.

"We are for an employer manda...

Democrats stoke grassroots healthcare campaign

2010-04-16T11:54:55Z

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - From a living room in Kansas to a bagel shop in New York to an Alabama church, Dem...

Wikileaks Berkeley

2010-12-14T22:31:11Z

Beverly Dove holds a sign as she speaks during a city council meeting in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. The council in this famously liberal city is considering a resolution Tuesday night bestowing hero status on Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier at the center of the

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