Topic: Bill Clinton

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton said the United States could save more than $1 trillion a year by adopting any other advanced nation's healthcare system.He also said there are important advances included in President Obama's healthcare reforms and urged ...

Hillary Clinton has flown perhaps the largest trial balloon of her electoral career. Ms. Clinton recently stated that she was "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans". Ms. Clinton promises ...

Advocates are back with real stories, but will it work this time?When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, ...

Trying to prevent a repeat of the 1990s standoff over health care, three former Senate leaders are unveiling a plan Wednesday that combines ideas from both political parties to guarantee coverage for all without adding to the deficit.Democrat Tom Daschle is joining ...

How lobbying groups are using money, Internet in early stages of Washington health care debateSnapshots of lobbying techniques used as Congress gets ready to start writing bills overhauling health care: Four big players the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, America's Health ...

THE INFLUENCE GAME: A slick Web site offering one-click ways to contact Congress, share health care stories and even buy T-shirts is run by a coalition of business, labor and the AARP.Momentum for redoing the medical system has been helped by unlikely ...

A look at the history of major health care proposalsA look at the history of major health coverage initiatives by presidents: Lyndon Johnson wins passage of Medicare and Medicaid.1974: Richard Nixon's proposal to require employers to cover workers dies in Congress.1979: Bill ...

Fact Check: Can Hillary Rodham Clinton Claim Credit for Children's Health Program?When she talks about health care reform on the campaign trail, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton points to a multibillion-dollar health insurance program for children as one of her signature accomplishments.The program, ...

Unions, Advocacy Groups to Single Out GOP Lawmakers for Possible Override on Health Bill VetoSeveral labor unions and advocacy groups are targeting about three dozen Republican lawmakers in a $1 million lobbying campaign aimed at turning enough votes to override President Bush's ...

Several labor unions and advocacy groups are targeting about three dozen Republican lawmakers in a $1 million lobbying campaign aimed at turning enough votes to override President Bush's veto and expand a children's health insurance program.Those lawmakers can expect television ads, picket ...