Obama pledges help on health coverage
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Barack Obama listened intently Wednesday as 65-year-old Sandra Burt poured out her troubles, a recent retiree and her husband without the money to cover a $2,900 monthly drug bill or even a full load of kerosene for heat.
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Sen. John Kerry took on President Bush's health care proposals Thursday in his first major speech since losing to Bush in November, saying the plans won't meet the needs of children and low-income families who don't have health coverage.
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Barack Obama, his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination bolstered by endorsements, told a cheering union hall on Friday that he would provide relief for homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments and deliver tax cuts to the middle-class.
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President Bush told supporters in Pennsylvania Thursday that he would work to reduce the cost of health care if elected to a second term.
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Democratic presidential candidates promised Wednesday to provide better health care for military veterans, saying troops returning from Iraq have received shoddy care under the Bush administration.
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President Bush, on a campaign fundraising trip Tuesday, signed an executive order that the administration said would help Americans choose health care the way they shop for airline tickets and cars.
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Barack Obama wants to hear about the challenges facing rural communities.
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BETTENDORF, Iowa -- Barack Obama, bidding to strengthen his appeal among working families, outlined new proposals Wednesday designed to make college more affordable, encourage retirement savings, and help people balance the competing demands of work and family.
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Candidates in both parties are promising to overhaul the system and cover more of the 44.8 million people without insurance.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton promised Thursday that as president she would improve health care quality by raising standards for providers, educating patients and requiring insurers to reward innovation.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry Monday said we need a fresh start on health care in America, and he outlined his plan to help middle-class families by cutting costs and expanding access to quality care.
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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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The Bush administration sought Wednesday to turn a coming debate over children's health insurance into one that focuses on helping all of the uninsured.
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JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 13 -- Sen. Barack Obama offered a detailed prescription for the ailing U.S. economy Wednesday, answering skeptics who contend he has not matched his inspirational talk with a mastery of policy and  targeting voters in crucial primaries in Wisconsin, Ohio and Texas.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a sweeping universal health care plan Monday that includes an individual mandate requiring each American to have health insurance. Individuals could keep their current coverage or pick from the same menu of private coverage options available to members of Congress, and the plan would provide refundable tax credits to help individuals pay their premiums.
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Democrat Barack Obama promised Wednesday an open process to enact universal health care, saying he has learned from the mistakes of rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed health care reform effort of 1993.
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware unveiled a health care plan Tuesday that he said would provide health insurance for all children, provide more coverage options for adults and focus on disease prevention and modernizing the nationÃ¢ÂÂs health care system.