Health Care Reform

• Health care debate moves to Senate
  The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin debate on its version of the health care reform bill this week. But questions about cost, a public option, and language on abortion could derail Democratic leader Harry Reid's efforts to get the bill passed.Midmorning, November 16, 2009
• Bundling plan for health care gets a look in Minn.
  Minnesota health providers can learn about one of the big changes in a 2008 state health care overhaul on Tuesday.October 27, 2009
• Health care reform inches forward
  Health care reform got a boost last week when the U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed its version of the bill, but much work remains. The big sticking points remain how to pay for the legislation, and whether it will include a public option.Midmorning, October 21, 2009
• Pawlenty offers his prescription for health reform
  On the same day a U.S. Senate committee approved a sweeping health care reform bill, Gov. Tim Pawlenty unveiled his own more modest plan he says will rein in health care costs in Minnesota.October 13, 2009
• Senate committee approves health care plan
  With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee Tuesday approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President Barack Obama's goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant step closer to becoming law.October 13, 2009
• Mandate might be key to reform, but not all can afford insurance
  Proposals have been floated ranging from a tax on medical device makers to one on high priced insurance plans, but economists say the key to paying for reform is requiring everyone to buy insurance.October 6, 2009
• Minn. nonprofits look ahead to health care changes
  Minnesota nonprofits gather on Thursday to learn how a potential federal health insurance mandate might affect them as employers.September 24, 2009
• Jobs offering health care are harder to find in Minnesota
  Congress continues to fight over health care reform, and leading proposals still rely on employers providing health coverage even though fewer Americans get health insurance through their jobs.September 23, 2009
• Mayo says Medicare changes needed in Obama plan
  President Obama's speeches on reforming America's health care system frequently invoke Mayo Clinic as a model for the rest of the nation to emulate, but the Mayo Clinic doesn't support Obama's plan as it currently stands.September 22, 2009
• Dr. Jon Hallberg on H1N1, health care reform and other medical news
  The doctor makes radio house calls today on Midday, with the flu season at hand, lots of medical news, and the health care reform debate underway in Congress.Midday, September 22, 2009
• Survey shows disparities in health care coverage for Minnesota kids
  Minnesota ranks third in the nation in the percentage of people who have health insurance, according to recent figures from the U.S. Census, but new survey data indicate some disparities around the state -- particularly for kids.September 22, 2009
• Doctors, lawyers say malpractice laws work in Minnesota
  President Obama last week tried to extend an olive branch to the GOP, by signaling support for some type of limited medical malpractice reform, but here in Minnesota, doctors and lawyers say the state's malpractice laws are already working.September 17, 2009
• 'Mad Doctors' bring single-payer pitch to Minnesota
  A group of physicians is coming to Minnesota today to lobby for a single-payer health care system.September 16, 2009
• GOP reps. push for guaranteed right to private health care
  Three Republican state representatives say they want Minnesota voters to decide whether to protect their ability to purchase private health insurance.September 14, 2009
• Obama brings health care crusade to the Twin Cities
  In a speech at times reminiscent of his recent address to Congress, President Obama urged a Minneapolis crowd Saturday to "get fired up" in the battle for health care reform.September 12, 2009

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