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• Supreme Court begins new term Monday

  September 29, 2012 1:10 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - With health care reform in the rear-view mirror, the U.S. Supreme Court is about to embark on a term that could be just as important as the last one. One of the first cases the court will take up is the limited use of race to help... more »

• Colorado candidate signs pledge to defund Health Overhaul

  July 30, 2010 1:34 PM

  A Republican candidate for Congress in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, Bob McConnell, has joined a national movement to overturn the Health Care Overhaul bill passed by Congress. Called ObamaCare by opponents, the movement, DeFundIt.org, has signed pledges from almost 150 candidates nationwide who vow to overturn the newly passed legislation.... more »

• Governor unveils new health insurance plan

  July 6, 2010 10:56 AM

  A new health insurance plan to cover people with pre-existing conditions is now available in Colorado. Gov. Bill Ritter plans to announce the details of the plan Tuesday, the first day that customers will be accepted. It's a result of health care reform passed by Congress this year and... more »

• How will health care reform impact hospitals?

  March 26, 2010 11:52 AM

  Today I'm working on a story about how the new federal health care legislation will impact hospitals. In 2014, a mandate will kick in, requiring every American be insured. Right now, hospitals spend millions of dollars a year treating people who don't have insurance. For example, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center... more »

• Sen. Bennet visits Colorado Springs, encourages feedback

  March 7, 2010 5:50 PM

  In the midst of campaigning for re-election, Senator Michael Bennet returned to Colorado Springs on Sunday. The senator met with nearly a dozen people at Poor Richard's Bookstore to gain input and discuss ideas on how to reform Washington's current state, including: reducing the federal deficit, health care, and... more »

• Abortion rights backers request talks with Obama

  November 11, 2009 5:16 PM

  Abortion rights supporters in Congress are asking President Barack Obama for a meeting next week on abortion restrictions included in the House health care bill. Leaders of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus have written to Obama calling the provisions an unprecedented restriction of women's access to health insurance coverage for abortion... more »

• House Democrats prepare to unveil health bill

  October 28, 2009 2:21 PM

  House Democrats have all but finalized a sweeping health care bill that would reshape the medical system, requiring nearly everyone to purchase coverage and creating a new government insurance plan for the middle class. Lawmakers and congressional aides said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was making plans to unveil that chamber's... more »

• Clock ticking on Democrats' health care reform

  October 26, 2009 11:05 AM

  Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are expected to make some key decisions this week about long-delayed health care reform bills. Time is growing short and the hope is to bring the legislation to a vote in early November. In the House, that means setting... more »

• Abortion divides House Dems in health care debate

  October 23, 2009 9:51 AM

  The question of abortion is turning out to be a major hurdle as House Democrats try to shape their final version of a health care overhaul. At issue is whether the House remake of the nation's health care system would effectively allow federal funding of abortion. At least two dozen... more »

• Snowe suggests scenario for government-run option

  October 14, 2009 10:51 AM

  The only Republican to vote for the Finance Committee's health care bill says she opposes a government-run health insurance option, unless private insurers fail to do their part. Sen. Olympia Snowe says the private insurance market has to offer health coverage that's more widely accessible and affordable. If it doesn't... more »

• Republican says she'll back the Baucus health bill

  October 13, 2009 2:55 PM

  Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. Approval of the legislation by the Senate Finance Committee was... more »

• Analysis: Health care reform will cost families extra $1,700 per year

  October 12, 2009 12:47 PM

  The health insurance industry, which has worked with Congress on trying to reform health care in this country, released a report Sunday night saying that the bill scheduled for a vote Tuesday would cost the average American family an extra $1,700 a year to start--with the cost escalating in the... more »

• Obama links job growth to health care proposal

  October 3, 2009 7:33 AM

  President Barack Obama says health care reform will help address one of the nation's biggest challenges: the continuing loss of jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet video address, Obama says passage of his health care proposals would create new jobs by making small business startups more affordable. He argues... more »

• Senate panel rejects public health plans

  September 29, 2009 5:33 PM

  Liberal Democrats have tried twice, and failed both times, to make a government-run insurance option part of the health care legislation coming out of the Senate Finance Committee. There's bipartisan agreement that private insurance companies must change their ways, and some Democrats see the public option as a way to... more »

• Taxing your sweet tooth to pay for health care

  September 16, 2009 6:57 PM

  With Washington trying to figure out how to pay for health reform, an old idea is resurfacing. Tax the foods that make us unhealthy, like sugary sodas and juices, to help pay for the problems they might contribute to, like obesity. But will a "sugar tax" work? ... more »

• Finger bitten off during California health protest

  September 3, 2009 12:31 PM

  California authorities say a clash between opponents and supporters of health care reform ended with one man biting off a 65-year-old man's finger. Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Frank O'Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of health care reforms rallied Wednesday night on a street corner. One protester... more »

• Obama to deliver health care address to Congress

  September 2, 2009 4:47 PM

  President Barack Obama has set a major address on health care for Sept. 9 before Congress. The speech will come a day after lawmakers return from an August recess in which critics of Obama's health proposals have dominated many public forums. Some Democrats feel Obama has been too vague... more »

• Town hall meeting on health care packs city hall in Canon City

  August 26, 2009 1:57 PM

  More than 100 people attend a health care reform town hall meeting hosted by Representative Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado) in Canon City Tuesday afternoon. The meeting gives people in Canon City a chance to give a U.S. Congressman their thoughts on the proposed health care bill. Representative Doug Lamborn... more »