Despite House approval, health care reform faces tough battle
Narrow passage of a sweeping Health Care bill by the House of Representatives portends a continuing difficult fight for President Obama and fellow Democrats to get a bill through the Senate and into law.

What the House Health Reform Bill Means for You
Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed a major Health Care reform bill; the first to clear that hurdle since Medicare was created over 40 years

US House Passes Affordable Health Care for America Act
November 9, 2009 Boston (DbTechNo) - A new Health Care bill has been passed in the US that will bring Insurance to millions of Americans who are currently living without it. The House passed the bill on Saturday night, bringing a sense of hope to not only millions of Americans lacking Health Care coverage but also to Gay couples. The bill, dubbed the Affordable Health Care for America Act extends Medicaid to cover more families who otherwise would not qualify due to “moderate”...

Health-Care Passes the House, But Now Comes the Really Hard Part
On Saturday morning, about 12 hours before the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation to expand Health-care coverage to almost all Americans, President Barack Obama did what he does best: He gave an inspirational speech meant to rally recalcitrant House Democrats. Many in the room credited Obama with swaying the last of the fence sitters. "A few members that were leaning no told me afterwards that they'd been moved to vote yes," Rep. Rob Andrews, a New Jersey Democrat, told...

Bi-Partisan? Hardly! 15% of Democrats Voted Against Pelosi's House Obamacare … with One RINO Coa Vote
  By the way, some words of wisdom and common sense to Democrats and Barack Obama regarding the partisan passage of the Pelosi Health Care bill that would have government take over the Insurance industry, one so-called RINO vote does not a bi-partisan bill make. A note to the Republican party and RNC Chairman Michael Steele, no you do not need turn coats like Louisiana Representative Joseph Coa. You are not special and you do not get to extort a party for your liberal support of Barack...

Healthcare reform: PHOTO
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion healthcare reform package, shifting attention for further legislative action to the U.S. Senate. The House vote late Saturday was 220-215 with Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-La., bucking his party's leadership and voting for the measure. A total of 39 Democrats voted against the nearly 2,000-page legislation. The bill apparently won passage because of an amendment that limits Insurance coverage for Abortions....

Joseph Cao: Voting For Health Reform Was "A Decision Of Conscience" (VIDEO)
The one House Republican to support Health Care reform said on Sunday that his decision to back the bill was driven by his conscience and the needs of his district and not back-room dealing with The White House or Democrats. Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La), appearing on CNN, said that he cast his vote in favor of reform only after an amendment greatly restricting the coverage of Abortions was allowed to come to a vote. Once that hurdle was clear, Cao said, "I called The White House and said I could...

Politics Today: After House Health Care Vote, What's Next?: PHOTO
Politics Today is CBSNews.com's inside look at the key stories driving the day in politics, written by CBS News Political Director Steve Chaggaris: ** All eyes turn to the Senate's Health Care bill... ** The party tenets Democrats compromised to pass a bill... ** A closer look at those 40 renegade House members... (AP) Health Care — THE NEXT STEP The House passed its version of Health Care reform late Saturday night and by early Sunday morning, there were major warning signs about the upcoming...

Health reform bill passes U.S. House
The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark Health Care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the Insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30...

House Passes Landmark Health Care Reform
The House narrowly passed landmark Health Care legislation tonight to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the Insurance industry. Only one Republican voted in favor. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on its own bill. A triumphant Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.

House health-care reform bill includes public option, Medicaid expansion
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled a Health-care reform bill Thursday that includes a government Insurance Option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, and seemed to have the potential to draw support from a broad range of Democratic lawmakers.

Health Care Bill Passes in House
Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed the Democratic Health Care reform bill by 220 votes to 215. With Health Care reform front and center since the summer, there is no question that passage in the House is a momentous step, although a fight still lies ahead in the Senate. The weekend leaves some lingering questions: Does the tight vote and the desertion of 39 Democrats signal trouble to come? How would the successful passage of Health Care affect Republicans ? Many liberal...

Health Care Bill Passes House, Goes To Senate
Seen as a major victory for the Obama Administration, a Health Care reform plan has cleared a major hurdle, passing the U.S. House of Representatives. The vote, for the most part, was along party lines.

Obama: House Passage of Health Care Reform a 'Courageous Vote'
President Obama says he's confident the Senate will pass Health Care reform after the House passed its bill by a narrow margin Saturday night.  President Obama hailed the House of Representatives' passage of comprehensive Health Care reform as a "courageous vote" Sunday and said he's "absolutely confident" that the Senate will follow suit.  The president, in brief remarks from the Rose Garden in Washington, said the 220-215 vote in the House late Saturday night brings the country...

AARP NY Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill
NEW YORK, Nov 08, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans

AMA Hails House Passage of Health Reform Bill (H.R. 3962)
HOUSTON, Nov 07, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Calls for Swift Passage of H.R. 3961 to Secure the Stability of Medicare

House health bill passes 220-215; 39 Dems and one GOP defect
The House passed its $1 trillion healthcare overhaul late Saturday by the thinnest of margins, becoming the first chamber to vote on such a significant expansion of healthcare since Congress passed Medicare in 1965. The 220-215 vote late Saturday was a victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama, who came to Capitol Hill to rally his fellow Democrats in the hours before the vote.

With victory in House, health care reform moves to Senate
The House of Representatives passed a sweeping Health Care bill Saturday night with a tight vote of 220-215, making it the biggest expansion of Health Care coverage since Medicare was created more than 40 years ago.

With victory in House, health care reform moves to Senate
Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives passed a sweeping Health Care bill Saturday night with a tight vote of 220-215, making it the biggest expansion of Health Care coverage since Medicare was created more than 40 years ago. The Affordable Health Care for America Act, or H.R. 3962, restricts Insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone with a pre-existing condition or charging higher premiums based on gender or medical history. It also provides federal Subsidies to those who...

Health care reform bill nears vote in House
The biggest overhaul of America's medical system since Medicare neared a major advance Saturday night, as the House appeared set to pass its Health reform bill with a controversial amendment to restrict coverage of Abortion.

Daily Buzz: House Passes Health Care, Elmo on Google, Taylor Swift in -Firelight': PHOTO
The House of Representatives on Saturday approved the most sweeping Health Care legislation since the creation of Medicare 44 years ago, giving a boost to President Obama’s campaign to guarantee Health coverage to almost all Americans. Elmo is on Google’s home page!

House poised to pass health-care reform
WASHINGTON -- With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic Health Care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to Care. Obama met for half an hour with House Democrats as the all-day debate was starting Saturday morning, and compared the Health Care effort to Democrats' championing of Social Security and Medicare. "Now is the time to finish the job," Obama said later in brief remarks in the White...

American healthcare reform could hurt Canada
American Democrats are hailing it as a historic moment for their nation. The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a trillion-dollar bill aimed at overhauling the American healthcare system. The legislation now goes to the Senate. However, the historic vote to pass a Public Health Care bill in the United States may lead to more private Insurance in Canada. That warning comes today from the Friends of Medicare. Executive Director David Eggen tells 660News private insurers in the United...

Health Care Passes House With Abortion Amendment
November 9, 2009 House lawmakers on Saturday passed a sweeping bill that would overhaul the nation's Health Care system. The measure, supported mostly by Democrats, contained an Abortion amendment that required the party to make a significant shift to the right.