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Health Care Hurdles

After the Senate narrowly voted to beging debating Democrats' health care reform legislation, President Obama said he now looks forward to "a thorough and productive debate." But many hurdles lie between here and the finish line -- a "significant, formidable and never-ending list," one top Senate Democratic aide says.

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November 23, 2009 in congress, Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (70)

Obama on Health Care Reform: 'This Is Our Moment'

ABC News' Rachel Martin reports: President Obama made an 11th hour pitch to Congress today, urging members of the House to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill. He made a rare personal appearance on Capitol Hill this morning and...

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November 7, 2009 in congress, health care, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (141)

Gibbs on Capitol Hill Protest: “I'm Sure There's a Jon Voight Joke in Here Somewhere”

Asked about the several thousand protestors who gathered on Capitol Hill today to protest Democratic health care reform legislation, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs joked about one of the actors who was a featured speaker at the rally, saying, “I'm sure there's a Jon Voight joke in here somewhere, given he was one of the featured speakers, but…my father always told me my mouth would get me in trouble, and I have a feeling if I acted on the line that I'd like to give you, I'm almost positive that it would.”

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November 5, 2009 in congress, Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (142)

Today’s Q’s for O’s WH – 10/29/2009

TAPPER: Robert, is it the opinion of this White House -- has it been conveyed by this White House to Senate Democrats that the trigger mechanism for the public option would be a better way to get to 60 votes than the opt-in provision?

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October 29, 2009 in congress, Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Michelle Obama Pushes Health Care Reform

ABC News’ Yunji de Nies and Karen Travers report: In the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden today, Michelle Obama addressed a familiar theme: healthy living. But unlike her healthy kids fair earlier in the week -- where she playfully hula hooped and...

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October 23, 2009 in health care | Permalink | User Comments (68)

Health Care Stocks Down

Health insurance stocks took a dive Tuesday, with the S&P Health Care Sector index becoming the worst-performing segment of the S&P 500, largely because of health insurance companies.

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October 13, 2009 in health care | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Bush 41 Health Secretary Backs Baucus Bill

Former President George H.W. Bush's Health Secretary Backs Sen. Max Baucus' Bill.

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October 12, 2009 in health care | Permalink | User Comments (67)

Obama Makes the Case for Health Reform with MD's

Today 150 doctors from all 50 states wore their starched white lab coats for a presidential photo opportunity in the Rose Garden.

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October 5, 2009 in health care, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (179)

Today’s Q’s for O’s WH – 10/1/2009

TAPPER: What does the White House think is the key as to why the Predator strikes in Pakistan have been so much more successful?

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October 1, 2009 in Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (11)

Heart-breaking, Wrong, and Not Quite Accurate

Fact-checking the legitimately heart-breaking anecdotes of real Americans is a thankless task. Health insurance companies make callous decisions that hurt real Americans, and no reporter wants to belittle those outrageous tales of bureaucratic bean-counting. Pointing out inaccuracies in versions of...

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September 30, 2009 in health care | Permalink | User Comments (154)