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Health Care
Health care issues of import in this campaign cycle include prescription coverage, Medicare/Medicaid budget pressures, and access to health insurance.
Health Care In The U.S.
The nation's health care system is once again in the spotlight as part of President Obama's policy agenda; it was the a priority issue during the 2008 campaign. Growing numbers of Americans are uninsured; costs keep rising (annual growth rate, 6.7%); and the public is increasingly worried about the issue. The U.S. spends more money on health care than any other nation. By 2017, we will be spendin…
HR 976: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
Background and roll call votes for Roll Call Vote: HR 976: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.
Tort Reform - State Recap
Physicians across the country are seeking tort reform from state lawmakers. Their goal: to stabilize medical liability insurance premiums.
Medicare v Medicaid
Part one: medicare. An indepth look at two government programs for health care: medicare and medicaid.
Politics: FDA Panel Rejects Intrinsa
FDA Advisory Panel rejects testosterone via a patch (Intrinsa) for women with surgical menopause.
Issue Summary : Health Care
An overview of access to health care in the United States, with focus on insurance, costs, and party positions.
Roll Call Vote - Terri Schiavo Act - SB686
Roll call vote from the Palm Sunday vote of the House of Representives to suspend the rules and pass a bill directing a Federal Judge in Florida to review the Terri Schiavo case.
AIDS Vote
AIDSVote.org is a joint project supported by dozens of the nation’s leading HIV/AIDS service, advocacy and research organizations. It has a nine-point platform for the 2004 election.
Costs of President Bush’s Health Insurance Proposals
Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University School of Public Health, analyzes the three proposals President Bush suggested in his 2005 budget as possible ways to reduce the cost of health care.
Costs Associated with Senator Kerry's Health Plan
Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University School of Public Health, analyzes Senate John Kerry's proposed changes in health care and insurance.
How Many People Lack Health Insurance and for How Long?
Analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office; May 2003. (pdf)
The Issues: Health Care - CNN
CNN compares major candidates on health care issues: drug costs, medicare solvency, nationalized health care, prescription drugs benetif and the ability to sue HMOs,