Health Care
US: Tea Partiers rally in Washington DC against health care bill
March 17, 2010On Tuesday, a Tea Party rally was held in Washington, DC to protest the $875 billion health care bill. Tea Party protests, a series of nationally-coordinated protests across the United States beginning in early 2009, play a key role in opposing the Democratic...
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates press US Congress for more spending on global health
March 11, 2010By Paula Wolfson There was a different kind of health care debate Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The topic was how the United States can best build on the success of its global efforts to combat AIDS and malaria. Members of Congress received advice from...
US President Barack Obama continues push for health care reform
March 11, 2010By Dan Robinson President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health care system. The president is intensifying his...
Obama meets with US Governors on economy, health care and education
February 23, 2010By Paula Wolfson U.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the nation's governors for help in meeting his domestic priorities. State leaders came to the White House for closed-door discussions on the economy, health care and education. The private...
US Health Care Bill: For the world to see but not to follow
January 15, 2010Key Points of the Health Care Bill H.R.3200 (video below). This is a point by point description of the U.S. Healthcare plan taken from the proposed bill H.R.3200, which was on the way to the house floor in August 2009. The House and the Senate...
Barack Obama faces major political challenges at end of 1st year
December 30, 2009The 2010 congressional elections in November will be a major test for the president as voters judge his record on the economy, health care, Afghanistan and many other issues. U.S. President Barack Obama marks his first year in office on January 20....
US Senate Democrats unite to advance key health care reform bill
December 21, 2009The Senate has voted by 60 to 40 to close debate on landmark health care reform legislation backed by U.S. President Barack Obama and fiercely opposed by Republican lawmakers. Now, the divided chamber appears to be heading towards a vote to pass the bill...
