Magid: Fast Internet connections could improve health care
If the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has his way, we will have a national broadband plan with 100-megabit Internet connection to 100 million U.S. homes by 2020. And that could make remote medicine a reality. The FCC’s national broadband plan contains a 25-page chapter on health care, and calls upon the Department of [...]
Health care vote poised to make history today
Obama, Dems optimistic after a day of frenzied negotiations and protests that turned ugly WASHINGTON — After a frenzied push to nail down final commitments and resolve lingering disputes in their ranks, House Democrats today are poised to pass the most sweeping change to the nation’s health care system since the creation of Medicare nearly [...]
Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work. “Now, despite all the progress and improvements we’ve made, Republicans in Congress insist that the [...]
Obama offers new health-care reform proposal
President Obama signaled his determination to forge ahead with a Democratic vision of comprehensive health-care reform as he unveiled on Monday an ambitious proposal that would extend coverage to 31 million people, raise taxes on the wealthy and ratchet up regulations on insurers. The proposal is a carefully calibrated attempt to relaunch a nearly year-long [...]
