Healthcare Law News

Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed cutting millions of dollars meant to reimburse hospitals for providing health care to the poor during a recession that has cost thousands of Rhode Island residents their jobs and employer-provided health insurance.

Barack Obama's quest for historic health care legislation has turned into a parody of leadership.

For progressives, the question on the health care battle going forward is not whether they have a right to be angry but whether they can direct their fury toward constructive ends.

The Senate began its final, frantic steps toward passage of historic health care legislation on Sunday, as lawmakers and interest groups began turning their attention to the difficult battles over abortion, taxes and the public option that lie ahead.

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: --- The Senate Democratic bill : WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now.

TALLAHASSEE - While the nation waits for Congress to vote on health care reform, advocates for 1.6 million poor children in Florida are pinning their hopes on a Miami federal judge.

While a blizzard paralyzed Washington, it did not slow down the health care legislative stampede on Capitol Hill.

When Joe Lieberman said he would probably support the health care legislation -- now that the public option and Medicare buy-in are being stripped out -- the Democrat-turned-independent should have rightfully faded from the headlines.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will host a rally in Omaha to persuade Nebraska Sen.

Perhaps it is the spirit of the season, but my empathy receptors are in overdrive for poor Barack Obama.

As Congress gets closer to a final health care bill, many Americans want to know: What's in it for me? The answer is: It depends.

President Obama speaks about healthcare reform Tuesday. With him, from left, are, Sens.

Citing economic hardships amid "unprecedented times," Gov. John Baldacci has outlined his plan to close a $438 million state budget gap that includes the heaviest hits on education and human services programs, but no new taxes or fees.

The liberal group MoveOn.org is opposing the Senate health care bill and urging Democrats to block it.

Republicans accused Democrats of bad manners, bad timing and bad health care policy on Friday, then summoned images of fire and ice for good measure as they campaigned to block passage of sweeping legislation President Barack Obama's allies want passed by Christmas.

Virginia's hated local car tax would be replaced with a $2 billion-a-year income tax increase under the new budget Gov.

Kansas' governor doesn't plan to propose deep budget cuts again to avoid a deficit and said Thursday that he opposes further reductions in education spending.

Gov. Bob Riley says he will decide within the next two weeks whether he should declare proration and cause across-the-board cuts in the state General Fund budget.

MADISON, Wis. - The state is on track to cut more than $600 million from Medicaid, but even with those reductions, high demand from the poor for insurance benefits could result in up to a $150 million shortfall, the secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Health Services said Thursday.

Centrist Sen. Ben Nelson , D-Neb., said Thursday he won't vote to let healthcare legislation move ahead unless it has more restrictive language on abortion.