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The debate over health care reform changes a bit every day, but one thing is certain: some version of a bill is headed for a final vote. Legislation sponsored by Democratic Sen. Max Baucus has defined the parameters of the discussion and will heavily influence the bill鈥檚 final form.

Oct 13 - Now that the Senate Finance Committee has approved its version of healthcare reform legislation, Senate Democratic leaders will merge it with a more liberal bill passed earlier by the Senate Health, Education,...

It starts with a healthy dose of common sense. The U.S. health care system is broken. We get it. A lot of things are broken these days. But whining without action won't help.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 - U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law on Wednesday expanding a health insurance program for children and raising tobacco taxes to pay for it, a big legislative victory a day after...

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 - Two top U.S. health officials will go to China next week to talk about food safety after a series of health scares from Chinese-made products. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike...

CANBERRA, Oct 16 - Changes to Australia's health insurance laws, designed to ease the tax burden on low-income families, will see almost 500,000 people will dump private health insurance, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on...

CANBERRA, Oct 13 - The Australian government on Monday won backing from a key Senator for its plans to make it easier for people to abandon private health insurance, in a move set to upset...

LONDON, Sept 26 - Spending on healthcare may have to slow as Western economies stall, bringing to an end a period in which expenditure has far outstripped growth in GDP, a leading health policy expert...

As the credit crunch threatens to throw the economy into a deep slump, Americans are already cutting back on health care, a sector once thought to be invulnerable to recession. Spending on everything from doctors' appointments to preventive tests to prescription drugs is under pressure.

* Premiums rise 131 pct since 1999, analysis shows * No tally of lost coverage as companies close * Industry report shows costs to soar in next 10 years (Recasts with details from second report,...