Democrats Take A Slower Road  On Universal Health Care
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In a conference call in January, the health-care debate within the Democratic Party played out before former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who was in search of policy advice for his presidential campaign, and his wife, Elizabeth.
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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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Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry.
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Democratic voters are far more dissatisfied with the nation's health care system than their Republican counterparts and much more likely to support a substantial increase in government spending to expand health coverage, a new report says.
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The fight to lead the Democratic National Committee is less a battle over ideology and more an old-fashioned test of logistics and popularity.
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President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, both have plans to lower rising health care costs and broaden health insurance coverage for Americans, but their visions would take health care in two different directions.
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Some Democrats in Congress, looking at the 17 percent jump in Medicare premiums due to go into effect next year, say there ought to be legislation delaying the increase for a year.
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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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Democrats hope to pick up Republican votes by tightening eligibility for the program and making other concessions.
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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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Two months after Democrats took control of Congress, there isn't much to show for the switch in power &#151; despite feverish efforts to weigh in on meaty matters, such as the war in Iraq.
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Under pressure from state and local officials, Democratic leaders in Congress are slowing their drive to revamp the nationâs voting systems.
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Clinton is more qualified and Obama would be more unifying, Democrats say.
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Although a raucous debate over national security has dominated the presidential campaign, President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry differ even more sharply on how to provide better health care to more Americans.
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As universal health plans gain traction Ã¢ÂÂ through plans offered by Democratic presidential candidates and state-led initiatives Ã¢ÂÂ a panel on Friday examined the correlation between health care access and the quality of health care provided through universal coverage.
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It sounded simple enough on the campaign trail: Free the government to negotiate lower drug prices and use the savings to plug a big gap in Medicare's new prescription-drug benefit. But as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, they are struggling to keep that promise without wrecking a...
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The Democratic senators are pushing the Democratic Party further from the business-friendly posture once championed by Bill Clinton.