Health, seniors split candidates
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WASHINGTON - In the final days before the November presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush continue to target undecided voters with talk of two major social policy concerns - Social Security and
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LONDON, Ont. (CP) - Health care was the focus Monday as the three candidates vying for leadership of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party had their final televised debate of the campaign.
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Yesterday was Health Care Day in North Carolina&#39;s race for the US Senate, as Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Richard Burr rolled out competing prescriptions to treat the nation&#39;s health-care system.
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If you feel like you know about President Bush&#39;s timber company or Senator Kerry&#39;s outspoken wife more than either candidate&#39;s health care plan for America, then keep reading.
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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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Changes to Medicare have many seniors in a tailspin. Prescription drug cards, managed care, Medigap, Part B -- they can&#39;t sort it out on their own, and the constant barrage of targeted advertisements and slick-sounding come-ons don&#39;t help.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The former governor of Canada&#39;s central bank has made an unusual foray into the political fray over health care, questioning proposals for greater competition within the single-payer medicare system.
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The contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is dividing civil rights movement veterans as well as older and younger African-American voters
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It&#39;s a matter on the minds of many Americans and arguably the top domestic issue in the presidential election. With medical costs and premiums rising, health insurance is influencing how people
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Health insurance companies are offering more Medicare HMO choices this year, but some local seniors say they aren&#39;t interested.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The topic most discussed during the final presidential debate - health care and how to pay for it - is getting another round from the Bush and Kerry campaigns on Thursday as they try to convince older Americans they know best how to treat a system that's under the weather...
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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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Democrats have made it clear: They don't support recommendations from President Bush that would shave an estimated $77 billion from government health programs for seniors and the poor. But Bush doesn't need lawmakers' support for some of the changes that he wants to make to Medicare and Medicaid. He could get about $23 billion in savings over the next five years by issuing new federal regulations.
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Older Americans are confused and unhappy about upcoming changes in the federal Medicare health program, according to a nonpartisan survey released on Tuesday that indicates the issue could help Democrats win the November vote.
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U.S. Medicare officials sought a  compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the  country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more  firms to broaden their health care plan offerings to the  elderly.
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Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.
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The US government has announced a record increase in Medicare premiums for 2005, and all depending which side you&#39;re on in the Presidential race, it&#39;s either an enhanced package for senior citizens, or the elderly population is being socked with the