Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware unveiled a health care plan that he said would provide health insurance for all children, provide more coverage options for adults, and focus on disease prevention and modernizing the nation's health care system. Read more »
Advisors to GOP presidential hopefuls played up affordable health insurance as the goal of their bosses' health overhaul plans at a Washington forum, with none spontaneously volunteering universal coverage as a priority. Read more »
A new report urges Congress to take several steps to help increase the use of health care information technology (IT) among health care providers and their patients. Read more »
The House passed its third children's health insurance bill of the year, a measure intended to draw more Republican supporters and overcome a threatened veto. It didn't. Read more »
House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive prescription drug coverage administered by the Medicare program rather than by private insurers. Read more »
As universal health plans gain traction--through plans offered by Democratic presidential candidates and state-led initiatives--a panel examined the correlation between health care access and the quality of health care provided through universal coverage. Read more »