* Senate Finance panel opens debate on healthcare bill * Committee members offer 564 amendments on overhaul * Affordability, public option issues in spotlight WASHINGTON, Sept 22 - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee opened consideration...
* Senate Finance panel to consider healthcare bill * Committee members offer 564 amendments on overhaul * Affordability, public option issues to be debated WASHINGTON, Sept 22 - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee begins consideration...
* Obama making many media and public appearances * Opponents say issue is flawed reform plan * Analysts see Obama as best weapon for healthcare reform (Corrects spelling of Amundson in 8th and 20th paragraphs)...
Sept 17 - A flap over whether racial antagonism toward U.S. President Barack Obama is spurring opposition to his healthcare reform bid has added an unpredictable element to the debate over the proposed legislation. Obama...
* Obama tells rally: "This is the hard part." * Baucus launches sales job on healthcare bill * Democrats criticize, Republicans oppose Baucus bill * Harvard study cites deaths from lack of insurance (Adds comments...
Sept 16 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Wednesday released his long-awaited proposal to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Baucus plan -- with a price tag...
* Senator unveils long-awaited healthcare plan * Plan does not include government-run insurance option * No Republicans backing proposal so far (Recasts after Baucus bill made public) WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - U.S. Senator Max Baucus...
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - Democratic U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveiled a 10-year, $856 billion healthcare overhaul on Wednesday that would dramatically revamp insurance rules but does not include a government-run health insurance option backed by...
* Senator to unveil long-awaited healthcare plan * Plan does not include government-run insurance option * No Republicans backing proposal so far WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - Democratic U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveils a long-awaited healthcare...
* Healthcare debate hitting Obama approval ratings * Obama's first big healthcare event since protests began * Republicans call plan too big and expensive WASHINGTON, Aug 11 - President Barack Obama will seek to counter...