Moderate Senate Democrats threatened today to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. ...more

November 22, 2009

Why not just leave the health care alone, but just help us by governing what we have? It's really not all that bad. 1. One significant change would be to drop the pre-existing conditions. That way more could get their private insurance. Responsible people want their own to start with. 2. Just keep our prices affordable. ...more

November 11, 2009

A main feature of the health bill the House passed Saturday is a requirement that everyone have medical insurance by 2013 or else pay a penalty. ...more

November 10, 2009

A former adoption agency director who overcharged adoptive parents must repay about $178,000 to her victims as part of a plea bargain accepted Monday. ...more

October 27, 2009

President Barack Obama's health secretary is suggesting the White House is ready to accept nonprofit insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run public option in a health overhaul plan. ...more

August 16, 2009

I write as an immigrant of 12 years from Britain, who recently became a citizen. I love this country, but its health system in no way compares to the National Health system of Britain, which I always found to be excellent. America's health system is at the mercy of private insurers, who have no business dealing with people's health because they work solely for profit, not for a good health result. And the cost ...! ...more

July 20, 2009

The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

July 3, 2009

President Barack Obama stumbled with his plan to ask veterans to use their private insurance to pay for combat injuries and disabilities. ...more

March 22, 2009

I have to take exception to the quote from Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who said that if the government steps in to the health care system, "it will eventually push out the private health care plans millions of Americans enjoy today." ...more

March 12, 2009

Most low-income people who lose their jobs are also without health insurance, a report released Friday concludes. ...more

February 7, 2009