Breaking News: Tom Daschle withdraws

Well, looks like we were premature to introduce you to Tom Daschle.
Daschle has asked President Obama to remove his name from the nominations list for Health and Human Services secretary following a controversy over his tax records. CNN reports here.
Who should replace him? Should this tax scandal be enough to force him to withdraw? What [...]

Senate passes bill that provides health insurance for children

The Senate approved a bill yesterday  that will provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children. The bill gave the State Children’s Health Insurance Program an additional $32.8 billion in funding so that the program could cover an additional 4 million children.
All together now, the program will have $57.8 billion to use to provide health insurance [...]

The Transition Team: Tom Daschle, HHS

As President Elect Barack Obama names his incoming cabinet of advisors and experts, the Daily Dose will help you track his healthcare team. First up…
Health and Human Services Secretary: Tom Daschle

Daschle, a former senator regarded as an expert on Capitol Hill dynamics, was one of the first people Obama told about his tentative plans to [...]

Bush’s newest stance on women’s health

As he heads out of office, President George Bush is taking one last stand on women’s health issues.
A last-minute move by the current administration could prohibit recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses or health care workers who refuse to perform or assist with abortions, sterilization procedures or any other health service program [...]

Biden’s answer on health care coverage

Missourian reporter Joel Walsh had the chance to interview vice presidential candidate Joe Biden a few weeks ago. He got in three questions in seven minutes. (Pretty impressive, given Biden’s flair for the loquacious.)
But how do you prepare for only seven minutes with a man who could soon be our vice president? Walsh said in [...]