Senator wants universal health care plan
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A dozen years after Congress rejected a Clinton administration plan for universal health care, an Oregon Democrat is readying a proposal to provide health care coverage to all Americans through a pool of private insurance plans.
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Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) says  providing health coverage to the 47 million Americans who lack it is so important that he is willing to raise taxes to do it.
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As an early proponent of universal health care coverage, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Monday found himself struggling to differentiate his plan from one released last week by New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the partyÃ¢ÂÂs front-runner.
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Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) says providing health coverage to the 47 million Americans who lack it is so important that he is willing to raise taxes to do it.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley and Democratic legislative leaders yesterday proposed providing health insurance to 100,000 poor uninsured adults in Maryland and subsidizing small businesses that offer coverage to their employees.
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Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, whose first attempt at a health care overhaul fell flat 13 years ago, unveiled a broad proposal on Monday to require health insurance for all Americans and make it more affordable.
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A group of 10 senators &#151; five Republicans and five Democrats &#151; told President Bush on Tuesday that they have agreed on a blueprint for increasing health insurance coverage, and they would like to work with him on it.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to continue pressing for legislation that would provide health insurance to his state's uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he supported died in a Senate committee.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is aligning himself with Democrats in hopes of enhancing his political legacy through an effort to improve minority health care.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Sunday his plan for universal health care would require higher taxes and cost up to $120 billion per year.
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Senators supporting a large spending increase for a popular children's health insurance program hope that a wide margin of bipartisan approval will persuade President Bush to change his mind about vetoing the measure.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.
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Running for president a second time after collecting few votes in 2004, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) continues calling for a single-payer health-care system that covers all Americans, and for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
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Democratic presidential hopeful John  Edwards on Monday proposed spending up to $120 billion a year  to fix a "dysfunctional" health care system by requiring health  insurance for all Americans and helping to make it more  affordable.
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House Democrats have drafted a plan that calls for major changes in Medicare and promises to intensify the battle with the White House over health care.
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As the sole Democratic presidential candidate advocating a nationalized health coverage system, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio underscored his progressive credentials on Thursday by arguing the only solution for the countryÃ¢ÂÂs health care crisis is to have the government be the only payer of health care services.
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Bloomberg - May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is set today to announce a plan providing universal health care in the U.S. by 2012, to be paid for chiefly by employers and through tax increases on wealthy Americans.