Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Health Bill Would Cost $829B, Cover 94 Percent

7th October 2009 by admin No Comments

Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of all eligible Americans at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday, a preliminary estimate trumpeted by the White House and likely to power the measure past a major hurdle within days.
The Congressional Budget Office added [...]

U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards

7th July 2009 by admin No Comments

In an effort to reduce salmonella, E. coli and other outbreaks of food-borne illness, U.S. health officials on Tuesday announced a series of new safety standards.
The standards are the product of a panel formed by President Barack Obama to create safety guidelines for eggs, poultry, beef, and vegetables. The panel also is calling for better [...]

Obama Voicing Confidence on Health Care Changes

24th June 2009 by admin No Comments

President Barack Obama says he’s “very optimistic” about the prospects for legislation revamping health care, arguing that the country simply must control skyrocketing costs in this field.
He told a news conference th at unless the government acts now, the country will spend $1 out of every $5 on health care within the next 10 years. [...]

Drug Deal Valid If Congress Overhauls Health Care

22nd June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Hailed by President Barack Obama, a multi-billion-dollar promise by drug companies to narrow a Medicare drug coverage gap for seniors is valid only if Congress passes a comprehensive health care overhaul.
The commitment was “made in the context of comprehensive health care reform being enacted,” said Ken Johnson, senior vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and [...]

Obama Signs Anti-smoking Bill, Cites Own Struggle

22nd June 2009 by admin No Comments

President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the nation’s strongest-ever anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for kids.
“The decades-long effort to protect our children from the harmful effects of tobacco has emerged victorious,” Obama said [...]

Flu Fears Spur a Stimulus Debate

4th June 2009 by admin No Comments

The White House late Tuesday asked for new funding for flu preparedness, and in a twist, the administration also sought the power to take an additional $3 billion from unspent stimulus funds in the event of a pandemic emergency.
President Barack Obama requested $2 billion to prepare for a possible resurgence of the H1N1 swine flu [...]

Congress Set to Tackle Health Care Overhaul

1st June 2009 by admin No Comments

t’s go time for President Barack Obama’s promise to enact a sweeping health care overhaul this year.
First up as Congress returns from a weeklong recess: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, partially sidelined by cancer, is convening his health committee’s Democrats on Tuesday to begin weighing his proposals to extend health care to all.
Later in the week, [...]