Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., spoke as Democratic officials said it could be December before Senate debate begins in earnest on the issue — which tops President Barack Obama's domestic agenda — months after senior lawmakers and the White House had hoped. The drive to pass legislation has been slowed by divisions within the party's rank and file.
WASHINGTON — The health care bill headed for a House vote this week would cost $1.2 trillion or more over a decade, according to numerous Democratic officials and figures contained in an analysis by congressional budget experts, higher than the $900 billion cited by President Barack Obama as a price tag for his reform plan.
WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy.
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Being a Woman is NOT a Pre-Existing Condition!
Health care shouldn’t be about luck.
But mothers who have Caesarean sections are lucky if they can get coverage. Domestic violence survivors are lucky if they can get coverage. Women are lucky if they don’t have to pay more than men for the same health coverage.
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Listen to CCHI's Policy Director Kelly Shanahan discuss the possible formations of health "exchanges," an option included in almost all legislation being proposed before Congress. Courtesy of KUNC 91.5, Northern Colorado.
Hear CCHI Executive Director Dede de Percin discuss federal healthcare reform on KYGO
