At Tuesday night's GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann suggested that opposition to President Obama's health reform law prompted the administration to repeal part of it.
An Atlanta federal appeals court has ruled key parts of 2010 health care reform law are unconstitutional.
Mitt Romney faces a backlash over his health care plan when he was governor of Massachusetts. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
For Mitt Romney, it's not just a question -- it's more like a campaign illness he'd like to cure once and for all.
Virginia officials have asked the Supreme Court for an expedited review of the sweeping health care reform law, saying the issue is too important to delay consideration of the legislation's constitutionality.
Senate Democrats block Republican efforts to repeal the 2010 health care reform act.
A federal judge in Florida has tossed out the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama, setting up what is likely to be a contentious Supreme Court challenge over the legislation in coming months.
After a House vote to repeal health care legislation, Republicans plan to push for a 'patient centered' approach.
House Republicans stepped up their campaign against President Obama's health care overhaul Thursday, voting to begin drafting a measure to replace the controversial new law.
It's one of the promises on which House Republicans campaigned: If elected, we will repeal health care reform.
Republicans intend to take down the new health care law, but is their reasoning justified? Anderson Cooper reports.
Legislation being pushed by House Republicans to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will add $230 billion to the federal debt by 2021, according to an analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Top Democrats are dismissing Republicans' plans to ram a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul through the House of Representatives in the opening days of the new Congress, portraying the move as little more than a hollow nod to the GOP's conservative base.
It's very likely that you will see a lot in the news about Republicans' opposition to the individual mandate and their challenge of the constitutionality of health care reform in the next few weeks. The individual mandate is the Obama health care reform law's requirement -- ruled unconstitutional by a judge Monday -- that all Americans obtain insurance.
Another federal judge has upheld the legality of the sweeping health care reform requirement that most Americans purchase health insurance by 2014.
President Obama appears to have learned one lesson from the bruising fight over health care reform.
President Obama signs the final changes to health care reform into law.
In President Obama's 2011 budget, a kind of fiscal "cigarette warning" appears in a box on page 146 under a table displaying a future of big deficits and mounting debt. The Administration, the warning declares, is creating a "Fiscal Commission" to "achieve sustainability over the long-run."
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers viewer questions on health care reform.
House lawmakers pass a health care overhaul bill by a 219-212 vote.
President Obama has repeatedly said that failure to pass a health care reform bill is simply not an option.
CNN's Dana Bash reports on the intense pressure faced by some freshman Democrats as the health-care vote nears.
President Obama has made it clear that it's time for a simple up and down vote on his health care plan, noting that Americans are "waiting for us to act."
While Democrats have recently threatened to use a parliamentary procedure to pass the health care reform bill, it is unclear whether their caucus will even have enough votes to take the first step.
Deputy political director Paul Steinhauser looks at new CNN polls ahead of Thursday's health care summit.
The fight over health care reform burst back into public view Tuesday as four Democratic senators asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on a government-run public insurance option.
President Obama and a bipartisan group of leaders from the Senate and the House will meet February 25 for specific talks aimed at a compromise on health care legislation, a White House official told CNN on Sunday.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how your care may change and how much you'll pay if the current health care bill is approved.
President Obama called Thursday for high-level talks with Republicans to work out a compromise on health care legislation, then putting the resulting bill to a vote in Congress.
Democratic efforts to pass a health care bill have stalled a bit, and the immediate focus may be shifting toward health insurance reform instead of quickly trying to pass a comprehensive bill, White House officials signaled Sunday.
President Obama campaigns for Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley.
Faced with the once-unthinkable prospect of losing the Massachusetts Senate race, Democratic officials on Capitol Hill are quietly talking about options for passing health care reform without that critical 60th Senate vote.
House Democrats are signaling that a final health care bill will drop the government-run public health insurance option favored by liberals but rejected by conservatives from both parties.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen looks H1N1, health care reform and other health headlines that dominated in 2009.
It was the year that a new pandemic flu swept across the globe, initially baffling health authorities and causing worldwide panic.
The Senate health care bill cleared a third and final procedural hurdle Wednesday as Democrats successfully limited remaining debate time on the $871 billion measure.
The Senate is expected to pass its bill on Thursday, but what challenges lie ahead for a final health care bill?
House Democrats are already home for the holidays, but they huddled on a conference call Wednesday afternoon to discuss the next steps in negotiating a final health care bill with the Senate.
In a CNN Exclusive, Nebraska Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson explains his health care negotiations on 'State of the Union.'
The Senate will hold its final vote on a sweeping health care bill Thursday morning under an agreement that Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Karen Tumulty of Time magazine talk about what the health care bill would do.
Senate Democrats claimed a major victory this weekend after voting to end debate on their version of the health care bill.
Obama adviser David Axelrod tells John King that his administration is on the cusp of reforming health care.
Senate Democrats braved the aftermath of a blizzard Sunday to continue their push to pass a sweeping health care bill before Christmas.
The Democratic health care proposal being debated in the Senate not only contains large new taxes, enormous government expansion and huge spending, but I'm convinced it also seeks to allow federal funding for abortion -- something 61 percent of Americans do not support, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey.
The congressional health care debate stalled briefly Wednesday as Senate Republicans insisted that a 767-page mega-amendment be read out loud in its entirety.
President Obama says Congress is on the verge of passing a health care reform bill.
President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Democrats and emerged to say Congress was "on the precipice" of passing a sweeping health care reform bill.
Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a compromise health-care plan that would allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare because of opposition from Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, two senior Democratic sources said Monday.
Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a compromise health-care plan that would allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare because of opposition from Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, two senior Democratic sources said Monday.
Dashing the hopes of Democratic lawmakers Sunday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman signaled he would oppose a health care bill that includes a proposal to expand Medicare to people as young as 55.
Health care reform is a signature issue for Democrats, but the attempt to overhaul the nation's health system has pitted liberals against centrists, exposing fissures 11 months before the 2010 midterm elections.
CNN's Dana Bash reports on the Senate Democrats' tentative deal on health care reform.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled her willingness Thursday to consider a health care bill that lacks a government-run public health insurance option.
A deal negotiated by Senate Democrats to drop the controversial government-run public insurance option for a package of health care alternatives won praise Wednesday from President Obama, but opposition from key interest groups.
Democrats tout a breakthrough in search for health care plan. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports.
Senate debate on a sweeping health care bill proceeds to one of the most controversial issues Monday: an amendment to tighten restrictions on federal funding for abortion.
Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is facing voters unhappy in her native Arkansas with health care legislation.
President Obama met Sunday with Senate Democrats to try to rally support for a sweeping health care bill undergoing a heated debate in the chamber.
Some lawmakers want to delay the health care reform bill until next year, as CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
The U.S. Senate on Monday opened what is expected to be a lengthy and rancorous debate on a sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's health care system.
With Republican opposition unanimous so far, the Senate debate starting Monday on a comprehensive health care bill will focus on bridging differences among the majority Democrats.
The representatives celebrate Halloween and face constituents' questions about the health care bill.
It is indeed appropriate that we finished writing the House version of health care reform around Halloween. Negotiating deals among members of Congress is an exercise in wearing masks, scaring up votes, and oftentimes, bluffing.
Senate Democrats managed to move forward on a health reform proposal with no votes to spare. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill.
Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, but it was hardly a unified party standing behind the bill.
The Senate narrowly votes to open debate on its version of the health care bill. Brendan Gage reports.
The House and Senate health care reform bills have differences to be reconciled. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.
CNN's team of analysts debates what Democrats will need to do to pass health care reform legislation through the Senate.
Aisha's Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker's 16-year-old daughter; it's a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Senate health-care reform bill will cost $849B. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
The first crucial showdown over health care reform by the full Senate could come as early as next Tuesday.
Where does the battle for health care reform go from here? More importantly, what does it mean for you?
Narrow passage of a sweeping health care bill by the House of Representatives portends a continuing difficult fight for President Obama and fellow Democrats to get a bill through the Senate and into law.
CNN's Don Lemon talks with political panel on the House healthcare reform vote and what's next.
President Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work.
President Obama praises the House for passage of a health care reform bill and says he is "absolutely confident" the Senate will do the same.
The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.
President Obama says he is pleased that the AARP is endorsing a health care bill supported by the administration.
The push to overhaul health care received a major boost Thursday as the American Medical Association and AARP endorsed legislation drafted by top House Democrats.
The battle over health care reform reached another milestone Thursday as top House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation that includes a highly controversial public health insurance option.
House Democratic leaders will unveil on Thursday a health care bill that includes a more moderate version of the public option, several Democratic leadership aides tell CNN.
Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday he would join a Republican filibuster to block the final vote on any health care bill that has a government-run public health insurance option.
Sen. Joe Lieberman explains he may not support a health-care bill that includes a public option. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
The contentious debate over health care took a new twist Monday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his decision to craft legislation including a public insurance option allowing states to opt out.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid intends to move forward with a health care bill including a public insurance option.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.
I started on Capitol Hill in the fall of 1989 as an intern for House Minority Leader Bob Michel. Republicans had just elected a firebrand named Newt Gingrich to be their whip. Democrats had just replaced their speaker, Jim Wright, with Tom Foley. And George H. W. Bush was settling in to his first year as president.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned her Senate counterparts Thursday that she intends to fight hard for a government-run health care plan as part of any comprehensive overhaul bill.
How does a bill really become a law? CNN's Josh Levs shows the obstacles ahead for health care reform
The focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Finance Committee voted through its version of the health care bill.
President Obama says the Senate Finance Committee's passage of a health care bill is a "critical milestone," but says more work lies ahead.
The health care reform debate reached a new milestone Tuesday as a key congressional committee passed an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans.
The nation's heath insurance industry issues a report that the White House calls flawed. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
They're angry and fighting back with full force.
A compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday.
President Obama kicked off a crucial week in the health care reform debate Monday by castigating political opponents for spreading distortions about his plan.
© 2011 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|