Congressional Democrats took the first step toward a quick
final vote on a healthcare overhaul, and U.S. House of
Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to muster the votes
needed to pass it.
With a close vote expected later this week, House Democrats hustled to line up support and President Barack Obama hit the road in Ohio to push his case for a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system.
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LATEST NEWS * U.S. House heads toward close healthcare vote * Obama launches what may be final healthcare push * House panel takes step on final healthcare bill * Healthcare overhaul will pass: top W. House aide * Obama delays trip for final healthcare push * Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote
HEALTHCARE SUMMIT * ANALYSIS-Fate of Obama healthcare with Democrats * Q+A-Healthcare summit over, what comes next? * KEY QUOTES from White House healthcare summit
OTHER STORIES * U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle * U.S. HHS: health insurer rises should be public * Obama targets health insurers, sells reform plan * Q+A:Leerink Swann on expected U.S. health reform * Votes uncertain as healthcare endgame looms * US health secretary presses insurers over rates * ANALYSIS- U.S. healthcare politics * Some Democrats would kill healthcare on abortion * Obama seeks to push healthcare to final vote * SNAP ANALYSIS-New health push, same challenges * US House slaps antitrust law on health insurers * WellPoint CEO defends rate hikes, cites costs * A third of young adults uninsured in 2008-report
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
FACTS & BACKGROUND * FACTBOX- Reaction to Obama's healthcare push * FACTBOX-US Democrats prepare to push healthcare * FACTBOX-Summary of Obama's healthcare proposal * FACTBOX-Republicans urge modest health changes * SCENARIOS-US healthcare bill's uncertain future * FACTBOX-Obama health plan has Republican ideas * FACTBOX-Winners, losers in Obama health proposal * TIMELINE-Milestones in Obama quest for reform * FACTBOX-Reconciling Senate, House health bills * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * FACTBOX-Health expenditures around the world * FACTBOX-Spending on health and WHO rankings * FACTBOX-Previous U.S. health reform efforts
REUTERS COLUMNISTS * Obama health plan travels again down wrong path
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 =================================================================
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With a close vote expected later this week, House Democrats hustled to line up support and President Barack Obama hit the road in Ohio to push his case for a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system.
Click on the codes in brackets to read related stories.
For multimedia Reuters coverage of healthcare reform, go to http://www.reuters.com/subjects/healthcare.
LATEST NEWS * U.S. House heads toward close healthcare vote * Obama launches what may be final healthcare push * House panel takes step on final healthcare bill * Healthcare overhaul will pass: top W. House aide * Obama delays trip for final healthcare push * Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote
HEALTHCARE SUMMIT * ANALYSIS-Fate of Obama healthcare with Democrats * Q+A-Healthcare summit over, what comes next? * KEY QUOTES from White House healthcare summit
OTHER STORIES * U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle * U.S. HHS: health insurer rises should be public * Obama targets health insurers, sells reform plan * Q+A:Leerink Swann on expected U.S. health reform * Votes uncertain as healthcare endgame looms * US health secretary presses insurers over rates * ANALYSIS- U.S. healthcare politics * Some Democrats would kill healthcare on abortion * Obama seeks to push healthcare to final vote * SNAP ANALYSIS-New health push, same challenges * US House slaps antitrust law on health insurers * WellPoint CEO defends rate hikes, cites costs * A third of young adults uninsured in 2008-report
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
FACTS & BACKGROUND * FACTBOX- Reaction to Obama's healthcare push * FACTBOX-US Democrats prepare to push healthcare * FACTBOX-Summary of Obama's healthcare proposal * FACTBOX-Republicans urge modest health changes * SCENARIOS-US healthcare bill's uncertain future * FACTBOX-Obama health plan has Republican ideas * FACTBOX-Winners, losers in Obama health proposal * TIMELINE-Milestones in Obama quest for reform * FACTBOX-Reconciling Senate, House health bills * FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate * FACTBOX-Health expenditures around the world * FACTBOX-Spending on health and WHO rankings * FACTBOX-Previous U.S. health reform efforts
REUTERS COLUMNISTS * Obama health plan travels again down wrong path
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.