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Barack Obama's push to revamp the nation's health care system is getting the cold shoulder from Southerners, according to a new poll by Winthrop University.

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Can taxpayers afford new subsidies to provide health insurance for millions in such a weak economy? THE POLITICS: With a comprehensive policy averaging nearly $13,000 a year for a family, covering more than 30 million uninsured doesn't come cheap.

At Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Oct. 29th press conference, a CNS News reporter asked, "Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?" Speaker Pelosi responded, "Are you serious? Are you serious?" The reporter said, "Yes, yes, I am." Not responding further, Pelosi ...

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP The 220-215 pencil-thin margin of victory for the House Democrats' health reform bill foreshadows a potentially tougher fight in the Senate, The Wall Street Journal reports.

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman said yesterday there is 'no guarantee' that an amendment approved by the House on Saturday that prohibits federal funding of abortion in the health care bill will be retained in the final version of the bill.

The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.

U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., right, holds a town hall meeting in Muskogee, Okla., Aug.

As the focus on health care reform shifts to the Senate, analysts aren't expecting the chamber to pass an overhaul bill any time soon.

Grocery stores across Arizona could be forced to close or reduce hours this weekend if a union deal isn't reached by Friday.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 9:01 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. HOUSTON a ' The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence.

Reaction to this weekend's passage of the health reform bill in the House of Representatives broke along party lines in San Diego's congressional delegation, as did their votes.

U.S. stocks jumped today, pushing the Dow industrials to their highest level in more than a year, as the Group of 20 leaders pledged to keep aid flowing to their economies until a recovery was certain.

WASHINGTON - A comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.

US House speaker Nancy Pelosi during a news conference in Washington about the House of Representatives' vote on healthcare reform.

The health care overhaul bill that passed the House on Saturday would have wide-ranging effects on consumers, businesses and others.

"you pay - we play" Congressional Hispanics [Congressional Hispanic Caucus] have threatened to vote against the bill because of a last-minute threat from within the Democratic Caucus to bolster the House bill's immigration restrictions to match those included in the Senate Finance bill.

If the House bill were to become law, some changes in the way health insurance would work in the United States would result.

Two groups on the opposite ends of the political spectrum are holding rallies in central Mississippi this weekend to discuss national health care legislation.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's health care bill includes a provision that would allow parents to keep their children as dependents on their health care policies until age 26.

U.S. House of Representatives passed a historic overhaul health care reform bill on Saturday night, which was considered a big boost to President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.