President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday not to abandon his
push for financial regulatory and healthcare reforms as he sought
to boost the morale of fellow Democrats after the loss of a
pivotal U.S. Senate seat.
With his legislative agenda in limbo, Obama came out swinging at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee, accusing Republicans of caring more about 'scoring political points' in a congressional election year than solving the country's pressing problems.
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LATEST NEWS * Obama: No retreat on financial, health reforms * Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue * Health spending to get bigger share of economy * Obama presses Democrats on health reforms * House to vote on health insurers antitrust law * Obama's budget presses ahead on health reform * Health spending a winner in Obama budget * Obama budget calls for generic drugmaker fees * Obama budget to extend Medicaid help to states * U.S. Democrats vow to move ahead on healthcare * Obama, Republicans clash in unusual session * Obama vows not to abandon healthcare reform * Congress leaders see hurdles, Obama seeks unity * Obama on healthcare: Encouragement, no priority * Hoyer: US healthcare options have pluses, minuses * SCENARIOS-Healthcare bill faces uncertain fate * Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House
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
FACTS & BACKGROUND * FACTBOX-Jobs, health care top Congress agenda * FACTBOX-Reconciling Senate, House health bills * 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 does the Senate healthcare bill do? * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * 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
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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With his legislative agenda in limbo, Obama came out swinging at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee, accusing Republicans of caring more about 'scoring political points' in a congressional election year than solving the country's pressing problems.
(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 * Obama: No retreat on financial, health reforms * Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue * Health spending to get bigger share of economy * Obama presses Democrats on health reforms * House to vote on health insurers antitrust law * Obama's budget presses ahead on health reform * Health spending a winner in Obama budget * Obama budget calls for generic drugmaker fees * Obama budget to extend Medicaid help to states * U.S. Democrats vow to move ahead on healthcare * Obama, Republicans clash in unusual session * Obama vows not to abandon healthcare reform * Congress leaders see hurdles, Obama seeks unity * Obama on healthcare: Encouragement, no priority * Hoyer: US healthcare options have pluses, minuses * SCENARIOS-Healthcare bill faces uncertain fate * Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House
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
FACTS & BACKGROUND * FACTBOX-Jobs, health care top Congress agenda * FACTBOX-Reconciling Senate, House health bills * 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 does the Senate healthcare bill do? * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * 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
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.