Health Insurance
Featured Video
-
Mitt Romney Attracts More Married Women in Pollfor the president. What could be driving this. There was that debate over women's rights whether employers and their health insurance should have to cover contraception. Debate for a time helping President Obama in polling but that debate has now subsided
this. There was that debate over women's rights whether employers and their health insurance should have to cover contraception. Debate for a time helping President Obama in polling but that debate has now subsided. Also since
Latest Health Insurance News
-
Obama on the Defensive on Spending, Debt
government spending increases automatically because more Americans become eligible for food stamps, unemployment assistance and Medicaid . A poor economy leads to unemployment which cuts into tax revenue. As a result, deficits are inevitable as more money goes
-
FACT CHECK: Obama off on Thrifty Spending Claimcost of benefit programs like Social Security, Medicare and the Medicaid were ticking steadily higher. A fairer calculation slated to take effect next January. —Cuts in Medicare payments to physicians. —The expiration of refundable
-
FACT CHECK: Obama off on Thrifty Spending Claim
cost of benefit programs like Social Security, Medicare and the Medicaid were ticking steadily higher. A fairer calculation slated to take effect next January. —Cuts in Medicare payments to physicians. —The expiration of refundable
-
President Obama Accuses Mitt Romney of 'Cow-Pie Distortion' on Debt, Deficits
deficits by trillions of dollars, even with the drastic cuts he's called for [on] things like education, agriculture and Medicaid . "He promises to do that on day one," Obama added, referring to the new Romney TV ad by the same name. "We don't need
-
10 great places to go to bluegrass festivals
day indoor festival. Sixty acts perform to support charities like the Bluegrass Trust Fund, which helps artists without health insurance . "It's a very good cause, put on by a very good organization and folks that really know bluegrass," Cherry says
-
Dueling Student Loan Bills Rejected in Senate
they cannot agree to how to pay for the $6 billion bill. The Democratic plan proposes paying for the bill by raising the Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes on high-earning stock holders of some privately owned companies. Republicans oppose the
News
-
Photographer Dons Pink Tutu to Support Breast Cancer Treatmentdays'," Bob Carey said affectionately. "I know the expense of cancer," Linda Carey added. "It's not just about health insurance . Like, I have a good friend who can't get access to the extra things she really needs - even if it's just someone
-
Senate Rejects GOP, Dem Plans on Student Loans
but each side's bill was paid for in a way the other couldn't tolerate. Democrats proposed raising Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes on high-earning owners of some privately held companies and professional practices, while Republicans would
-
Who's dumber: Congress or Martin Luther King Jr.? The dumb report on Congressional dumbness
half, maybe two hours. And I will take all of the questions. There are folks here who want to talk today about Medicare and Medicaid . There's folks who want to talk about defense spending. I will answer all the questions that I can possibly
-
AARP Calls Jon Huntsman Sexy Despite Views on Entitlements
Americans. In the past they have fought for preserving both Medicare and Social Security. Huntsman, described as a reluctant moderate have argued that changes need to be made in order to preserve Medicare and Social Security in the long run. AARP made headlines last
-
Search for Romney Running Mate in Audition Phasewith a bright future — and a brand name that's directly tied to a controversial budget that would make major changes to Medicare . As deliberations and the informal auditions continue, potential long-listers are perfecting their nondenial denials
-
Real federal deficit dwarfs official tally
was $5 trillion last year under those rules. The official number was $1.3 trillion. Liabilities for Social Security, Medicare and other retirement programs rose by $3.7 trillion in 2011, according to government actuaries, but the amount was not registered
-
Foster Kids on Too Many Meds: Is the Government Taking Action?letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and provided exclusively to "20/20." "...Unless our Medicaid policies properly reflect best medical practices, the result will be damaging to the program's financial bottom line but
Videos
-
Mitt Romney Attracts More Married Women in Poll
for the president. What could be driving this. There was that debate over women's rights whether employers and their health insurance should have to cover contraception. Debate for a time helping President Obama in polling but that debate has now subsided
this. There was that debate over women's rights whether employers and their health insurance should have to cover contraception. Debate for a time helping President Obama in polling but that debate has now subsided. Also since -
Swingers: Hooking Up With Strangersconsenting adults and everyone practices safe sex but there are rules single women or couples are allowed but no men flying Medicare of course talk about what they want but indicated that I did what Really really important to that that The women are just setting
single women or couples are allowed but no men flying -- Medicare of course talk about what they want but -- indicated that I did what -- Really really important to that that -- -
Paul Ryan and Chris Van Hollen Debateto go to a Medicare for all type don't get health insurance you're to use the health care system . The drives it's not Medicare for all what basically Medicaid for all according collapse our health care system . It's affordable health insurance including
Market based system -- patient centered. Where everybody has access to affordable health insurance including people -- preexisting conditions. And we didn't do it in a way that doesn't involve a costly government takeover but heit clear. It would it would say to folks who don't get health insurance you're gonna be taxed more. So in a sense insane this it's just a different are. -- with -- one major exception. Because they don't insure everybody getting into the the pool they would allow a lot of free riders to use the health care system . The drives up the cost to everybody else.I disagree with that if it's it's not Medicare for all what this new. Obama -- is is basically Medicaid for all according to all the health care experts and it's gonna collapse our health care system . It's gonna drive across costs and it's gonna restrict choices. Now we believe that there are better ways to go with the patient centered system many of us have authored bills to do this Tom Colbert -- and innocent and Richard -- and I. During obamacare deliberations offered these ideas for the Democrats the president we were completely rejected. Because they wanted to partisan law and that's what we got so we believe that we can have a system where everybody can have affordable health insurance including people with preexisting conditions. Without a cost the government takeover without all this new spending without restricting choices and without limiting -
Obama Speaks at LGBT Fundraisersecurity and Medicare are still there have any other Medicaid . Just to balance people without health insurance that's not pain in the Medicare they've got Medicare that they can people have health insurance when. Americans
because a country this wealthy we shouldn't have thirty million people without health insurance that's not an efficient way to go. We should have people showing up at emergency rooms that we end up having towe are describing. What we've done three years only two people have health insurance when. Americans on the parents' plan. Not just. Everything we've done to make short. We're changing the rules on things like people. -
Sick In Americahard critical look at the American health care system and broad conclusions drop. Well half of that we could pay for the health insurance that every uninsured person in this advocated that some kind of a national health insurance program . Where the government a very strong
If we could save half of that we could pay for the health insurance that every uninsured person in this country. And that comes from doing all kinds of things that aren't necessary one of theand operates the doctors. -- advocated that some kind of a national health insurance program. Where the government -- a very strong role but where there private competition. And I I use this analogy think of -
Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Marsha BlackburnPackwood voted for would you budget because it protected the military gets any cuts and made that up by cutting Medicare and Medicaid not just talking about what you reduce spending but how you spend. And the deficit is being driven to some extent
protected the military gets any cuts and made that up by cutting Medicare and Medicaid -- not just talking about what -- you reduce spending but how you spend. And -- the deficit is being driven to -
Obama Names Daschle HHS Secretaryreforming our health care system and I ask a research on Medicare Medicaid long term care Children's Health Insurance Program . And she helped president's Medicare reform plan most expensive health care system in the world
She's a leading thinker on this issue nationally recognized for research on Medicare Medicaid long term care and be -- ensure. She's a policy and budget expert having served at a senior level at both the office of management and budget and the National Economic Council. She helped lead the effort in the White House to create the Children's Health Insurance Program. And she helped craft the president's Medicare reform plan and long term care -- And like Tom -- has a personality perfectly suited to reaching out and building consensus.
