Universal Healthcare

House Introduces Companion to Universal Health Insurance Bill Sponsored by Sen. Wyden
   Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO.) introduce a companion bill (HR 6444) to Senate legislation (S 334) that would establish a universal health insurance system in the United States. The Senate bill, sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR.) and Bob Bennett (R-UT), would ...
posted 7/11/08 09:45 AM  read complete story

Kennedy to Continue Pushing Hard for Universal Healthcare
   The office of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has begun to hold a series of meetings with a number of healthcare experts to begin laying the groundwork for a new attempt to provide universal health care. The discussions signal that Kennedy, w...
posted 7/3/08 10 AM  read complete story

D.C. City Council Proposes Universal Healthcare
   Council member David Catania (I)proposes a $50-million plan that would require all district residents to obtainhealth insurance and provide subsidized care for those who qualify.Catania,chair of the council's Committee on Health, says the "Healthy D.C."bill would provide coverage for about 25,000 un...
posted 4/2/08 11:03 AM  read complete story