The sweeping healthcare overhaul pushed by President Barack
Obama faces dire prospects in the U.S. Congress, but Democrats
scrambling for a new approach still hope to salvage at least a
scaled-back plan.
Every option under discussion among Democrats, reeling from an
election defeat that deprived them of the power to push it through the Senate, presents its own obstacles. Many worry the failure to pass any healthcare reform bill would be a huge political liability in November's congressional elections.
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LATEST NEWS * SCENARIOS-Healthcare bill faces uncertain fate * Feisty Obama: 'I won't stop fighting for you' * FACTBOX-Obama policy proposals rattle markets * Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House * Senator Kerry calls for quick seating of Brown * Obama urges lawmakers to 'coalesce' on health * US Democrats scramble for viable healthcare plan
HEALTH SECTOR INDICES * NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical stock index * Morgan Stanley Healthcare Provider index * Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor stock index * S&P Healthcare Sector stock index * S&P Managed Health Care stock index
INSURERS, HOSPITALS, DRUG, MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES * HMOs rally as prospects dim for health overhaul * ANALYSIS-HMO stock run may stall as reforms dim * Investors eye healthcare after Senate election * Jobs, health care top U.S. Congress agenda
FACTS & BACKGROUND * Reconciling U.S. Senate, House healthcare bills * Jobs, health care top U.S. Congress agenda * FACTBOX-W.House, unions agree on insurance tax * Q+A-Why are health talks behind closed doors? * FACTBOX-Differences in House-Senate health bills * Q+A-What happens next on U.S. healthcare reform? * Q+A What does the Senate healthcare bill do? * FACTBOX-Business reacts to Senate health bill * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * FACTBOX-Reform offers employers wellness boost * FACTBOX-Health expenditures around the world * FACTBOX-Provisions of House healthcare bill * FACTBOX-Spending on health and WHO rankings * FACTBOX-Previous U.S. health reform efforts
REUTERS COLUMNISTS * US health reform may cost investors * US healthcare bill won't fix big inefficiencies * US healthcare reform punts toughest decisions
USEFUL LINKS * House Ways and Means Committee
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/MoreInfo.asp?section=52 * House Energy and Commerce Committee
http://energycommerce.house.gov/ * Senate Finance Committee
http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html * Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee
http://help.senate.gov/ * For an Insider TV report on the impact of healthcare reform
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Every option under discussion among Democrats, reeling from an
election defeat that deprived them of the power to push it through the Senate, presents its own obstacles. Many worry the failure to pass any healthcare reform bill would be a huge political liability in November's congressional elections.
(Click on the codes in brackets to read related stories.)
For multimedia Reuters coverage of healthcare reform, click http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/healthcarereform.
LATEST NEWS * SCENARIOS-Healthcare bill faces uncertain fate * Feisty Obama: 'I won't stop fighting for you' * FACTBOX-Obama policy proposals rattle markets * Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House * Senator Kerry calls for quick seating of Brown * Obama urges lawmakers to 'coalesce' on health * US Democrats scramble for viable healthcare plan
HEALTH SECTOR INDICES * NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical stock index * Morgan Stanley Healthcare Provider index * Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor stock index * S&P Healthcare Sector stock index * S&P Managed Health Care stock index
INSURERS, HOSPITALS, DRUG, MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES * HMOs rally as prospects dim for health overhaul * ANALYSIS-HMO stock run may stall as reforms dim * Investors eye healthcare after Senate election * Jobs, health care top U.S. Congress agenda
FACTS & BACKGROUND * Reconciling U.S. Senate, House healthcare bills * Jobs, health care top U.S. Congress agenda * FACTBOX-W.House, unions agree on insurance tax * Q+A-Why are health talks behind closed doors? * FACTBOX-Differences in House-Senate health bills * Q+A-What happens next on U.S. healthcare reform? * Q+A What does the Senate healthcare bill do? * FACTBOX-Business reacts to Senate health bill * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * FACTBOX-Reform offers employers wellness boost * FACTBOX-Health expenditures around the world * FACTBOX-Provisions of House healthcare bill * FACTBOX-Spending on health and WHO rankings * FACTBOX-Previous U.S. health reform efforts
REUTERS COLUMNISTS * US health reform may cost investors * US healthcare bill won't fix big inefficiencies * US healthcare reform punts toughest decisions
USEFUL LINKS * House Ways and Means Committee
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/MoreInfo.asp?section=52 * House Energy and Commerce Committee
http://energycommerce.house.gov/ * Senate Finance Committee
http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html * Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee
http://help.senate.gov/ * For an Insider TV report on the impact of healthcare reform
http://link.reuters.com/tum58g =================================================================
Compiled by Americas Desk +1 202 898 8457 ================================================================= Keywords: USA HEALTHCARE/
COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.