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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear (D) gave the keynote address at Families USA’s Winter Conference. He talked about implementation of Medicaid expansion in Kentucky, the only Republican- contr…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the opening session of Families USA’s Health Action 2014 conference. He thanked the health care advocacy group for their involvement in the passage of the A…

Participants spoke about implementation of health care reform legislation and strategies for increasing favorable public perception of the health care law. They also talked about health care…

Panelists talked about the health care debate in congress and their insights on where the legislation could head next. They also responded to questions from members of the audience.

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, talked about the Obama administration’s views on health reform, the president’s plans for working with Congress to ach…

Representative Henry Waxman spoke to health care activists about congressional plans to improve health care policy and various proposals that might be achieved with a Democratic Congress and…

Participants talked about the state of health care in the U.S. and called for grassroots efforts to improve health care systems and coverage. Among the issues they addressed were provisions …

Five organizations announced their joint efforts to make health care reform the top domestic priority for the next president and Congress. A new television ad to debut the next weekend was s…

Wade Henderson talked about health care as a fundamental civil right. He recalled the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, fight for economic justice and the links between economics and healt…

Governor Bill Richardson participated in a health care forum sponsored by Federation of American Hospitals and Families USA. This was the sixth in a series of one-hour discussions with the p…

Republican presidential candidate Senator McCain had five minutes to present his ideas for health care reform. He was questioned by health policy journalists on topics such as the health cov…

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton was questioned about her health care reform policy by journalists. Topics included ways of meeting her health care reform goals, ava…

Former Senator John Edwards talked about his vision for health reform, addressing the coverage needs of the uninsured, and health care quality. Then he responded to questions submitted by a …

Representatives talked to reporters about a report showing that Medicare paid more for prescription drugs than did the Veterans' Administration, and talked about the prohibition against Medi…

Panelists talked about recently passed legislation that extended health care insurance coverage to most Massachusetts residents and its implications for national health care policy. Among th…

Mr. Pollack spoke to reporters about a survey of drug prices under the new Medicare program. Using a chart, he discussed the annual differences between the Department of Veterans Affairs pri…

Governor Blagojevich spoke about the Illinois health coverage plan for children, national child health care issues, implementing new programs in Illinois, and public education programs at a …

Senators Clinton and Obama and Dr. Ross talked about health care policy. Topics included quality of health care, affordability, access, universal coverage, loss of Medicaid coverage in some …

Ron Pollack talked about health care costs and insurance coverage. Among the topics he addressed were the numbers of Americans without adequate health coverage, socio-economic distribution o…

Participants talked about the rates of drug price increases, particularly among medicines used by the elderly. Among the issues they addressed were the use of certain drugs by the elderly, a…