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Bitter disputes are hindering President Obama’s attempts to reform the US healthcare system
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Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform Saturday evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
CBO says Reid’s health bill would cut deficit
The Obama administration’s push for a health reform received a boost when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the latest legislative proposals would reduce the federal deficit
Abortion clause raises problems for Obama
The US Senate could start debating its final healthcare reform bill as early as Tuesday, pitting Democrat against Democrat over the controversial question of abortion coverage.
Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle
Passage through the House is only the first step. A much tougher test lies ahead, writes Edward Luce
US House approves healthcare bill 220-215
Backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory, the House of Representatives approved a sweeping reform bill on a 220-215 vote
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Bill is just start for healthcare
One thing this bill will not do if passed is end the controversy over US healthcare. The argument over paying for it would become even more intense, writes Clive Crook
Human rights are the wrong basis for healthcare
Political reality is that a ‘right to health’ is a trump card to get more resources – and it is rarely the poor who play it most effectively, writes William Easterly
Healthcare can get America working
Steady employment growth in medical and related industries may be the next stage in the evolution of advanced economies, writes Michael Lind of the New America Foundation
Health: Questions America must ask
Cost matters if per capita, America has five times more CT scans than Germany and five times as many coronary bypasses as France, says Peter Peterson
A chronic condition
As he seeks the passage of healthcare reforms that have eluded predecessors, Barack Obama faces the biggest test so far of his presidency. The road has been long and troubled, writes Edward Luce
Obama’s all-American healthcare plan
It will take weeks, possibly months, of wrangling within – and between – the five congressional committees that are dealing with healthcare reforms to determine whether President Barack Obama has succeeded in this task
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US health reform clears first hurdle
Reformers need to build US public support by acknowledging and responding to voters’ concerns, which they have patently failed to do. Until that changes, the project is in jeopardy
Hurdles ahead for US health reform
It is deplorable that Republicans are being so obstructive. Their intransigence has increased the risk that the bill will get worse not better, if it passes at all
US health reform is still irresistible
The White House has mismanaged the selling of healthcare reform. But if Barack Obama can focus on essentials, and make a more honest and consistent case, this much-needed reform can still happen
Obama must lead on healthcare
The president needs to bang Democratic heads together, so that he and the party can finally start making a coherent case to the public
Obama’s healthcare pitch to the nation
Instead of promising something for nothing, President Obama should have called from the beginning for healthcare security together with the means to pay for it
Obama should shift on healthcare
A consensus backs rules that would stop insurers from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and cap out-of-pocket expenses. Dropping the public option to get that done would be a triumph
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