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• Congress gets rough treatment at Supreme Court health care debate

  March 31, 2012 10:25 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court left little doubt during last week's marathon arguments over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that it has scant faith in Congress' ability to get anything done. The views about Congress were evident in the questions from the justices. The justices appear to be... more »

• States suing over health care law collect funding

  November 29, 2011 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials are awarding more money to help states carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The surprise? The list includes seven states suing to overturn the landmark law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that 13 states will split grants totaling... more »

• Too big to stop? Obama's overhaul lumbers on

  February 2, 2011 2:06 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) It has too much momentum for one judge to stop it. Most insurers, hospital executives and state officials expect they'll keep carrying out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even after a federal judge cast its fate in doubt by declaring all of it unconstitutional. "It's... more »

• Obama pitching health overhaul to seniors

  June 8, 2010 8:20 AM

  President Barack Obama is turning his attention back to the massive health care bill he signed earlier this year, and trying to win over the most skeptical constituency: seniors. Obama is set to pitch the bill at a senior center in Wheaton, Md., on Tuesday. The event will be... more »

• Small business lobby joins challenge to health law

  May 14, 2010 8:19 AM

  The National Federation of Independent Business is joining a federal lawsuit filed in Florida by 20 state attorneys general and governors against the health care overhaul. The nation's most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge that argues that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to... more »

• Government responds to court challenge of health care law

  May 12, 2010 4:15 PM

  The Obama administration has made a formal response to those who argue the new health care law is an infringement on personal freedom. In a federal court filing in Michigan, the Thomas More Law Center says the requirement that American buy health insurance represents an unprecedented government mandate on... more »

• Senate will have to return health bill to House

  March 25, 2010 8:44 AM

  Senate Republicans have found minor glitches in a health care fix-it bill that will force it back to the House, and Democrats aren't ruling out the possibility of more flaws. An exhausted Senate labored past 2 a.m. Eastern time on a stack of GOP amendments. Jim Manley, spokesman for... more »

• Axelrod, Steele tangle on health care overhaul

  March 23, 2010 10:56 AM

  A top adviser to President Barack Obama says people will embrace the health care overhaul once they "get familiar with what is is and what it isn't." David Axelrod on Tuesday called the medical system remake "a reality," and said it is no longer a theory. But he conceded... more »

• Obama to sign health bill, take it on the road

  March 23, 2010 10:50 AM

  Members of Congress and regular folks with health care struggles will join President Barack Obama at the White House today when he signs the health care overhaul into law. Afterward, an even larger celebration is planned at the Interior Department. Obama plans to make trips around the country,... more »

• CBO cost analysis plays big role in health care bill

  March 18, 2010 8:42 AM

  House Democrats are trying to put the finishing touches on health care reform, setting the stage for a vote within the next three days. The House leadership delayed formal release of the legislation in order to plug in the cost analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. House Majority Leader... more »

• Republicans seeking secret White House papers on health care deals

  January 27, 2010 4:40 PM

  House Democrats have headed off a wide-ranging request by Republicans for documents on private meetings White House officials had last year with doctors and other medical providers as health care legislation was being prepared. A bipartisan agreement among members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee would limit lawmakers'... more »

• Democrats to begin discussing smaller health bill

  January 21, 2010 10:32 AM

  President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are conceding that they may have to accept a less ambitious health overhaul. That's after a Republican won Tuesday's special Senate election in Massachusetts, ending the Democratic caucus' 60-vote majority. Officials say a more modest health care bill could focus on curbing insurance... more »

• Obama may back some House health goals

  January 12, 2010 2:42 PM

  Democratic officials say President Barack Obama has indicated support for a national clearinghouse to buy health coverage and an end to the decades-old antitrust exemption enjoyed by insurance companies. In signaling his preference, Obama is siding with House Democrats over their Senate counterparts on both issues crucial to negotiations on... more »

• Oval Office meetings on health care continue

  January 6, 2010 12:05 PM

  President Barack Obama is prodding House and Senate Democrats to get him a final health care bill as soon as possible, encouraging them to bypass the usual negotiations between the two chambers in the interest of speed. Obama delivered the message at an Oval Office meeting Tuesday evening with... more »

• C-SPAN: Health care talks should be televised

  January 5, 2010 11:25 AM

  The C-SPAN television network is calling on congressional leaders to open health care talks to cameras - something President Barack Obama promised as a candidate. Instead the most critical negotiations on Obama's health plan have taken place behind closed doors, as Republicans repeatedly point out. In a Dec. 30 letter... more »

• Plans in Colorado would block health care overhaul

  December 31, 2009 8:34 AM

  Federal health insurance reforms are still taking shape, but at least two efforts are under way in Colorado to blunt possible impacts. Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute said Tuesday he is trying to develop a ballot proposal that would bar the state from requiring its citizens to purchase health... more »

• Key security agencies lack permanent leaders

  December 29, 2009 9:56 AM

  Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off planes and out of the country remain without their top leaders. The Obama administration took more than eight months to nominate anyone to head the Transportation Security Administration and the Customs and Border Protection agency. Those two agencies will be at... more »

• Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan

  December 14, 2009 10:51 AM

  Republicans say you shouldn't bet on a health care bill coming out of the Senate before Christmas. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Americans are "overwhelmingly opposed" to the bill. McConnell says it's a stretch to think the Senate will ignore public opinion and "jam this through before Christmas." Independent... more »

• Rallies against health care overhaul planned in Colorado Springs, Pueblo

  December 11, 2009 4:15 PM

  Opponents of President Barack Obama's Health Care Overhaul, already passed by the House and currently being debated in the Senate, will hold rallies around the country, including in Colorado Tuesday, December 15. The rallies in Colorado kick off at 11:45 am. The largest rally is expected to take place... more »