by Admin | Feb 7, 2009 | Healthcare Reform , Insurance Laws , Insurance News , Obamacare
U.S. President Barack Obama reversed controversial Bush administration orders limiting states from expanding a low-income children’s health insurance program. Obama issued a memo reversing his predecessor’s orders on the same day he signed an extension of...by Admin | Feb 7, 2009 | Healthcare Reform , Insurance Laws , Insurance News , Obamacare , Politics
With Michigan’s governor looking on, President Barack Obama reauthorized an expanded health insurance program for children this afternoon, calling it a “down payment on my commitment” to ensure coverage for every American. The $74-billion...by Admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Healthcare Reform , Insurance News , Obamacare , Politics
HEALTH care drained the federal budget of more than $1 trillion this year. That includes direct health care programs like Medicare, plus insurance for federal employees and the cost of excluding employer health-care contributions from workers’ taxable incomes. If...by Admin | Dec 16, 2008 | Healthcare Reform , Insurance News , Obamacare , Politics
By choosing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head his healthcare reform effort, President-elect Barack Obama got more than an old congressional hand with a policy book on his resume. Obama has also picked up a hardheaded political strategy for his push to...