Health is central issue in Tas poll
Tasmanian Labor is jumping on the federal government’s health policy bandwagon, staking it out as the most vital issue of its election campaign.

Obama turns up heat on health bill
President Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care reform, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work on the president’s top domestic priority.

Sen. Crowell suggests consolidating state employee health plans
Missouri’s government employees should all be part of the same health care plot, state Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, told a Senate committee Monday afternoon.

Bill would place health reforms before voters
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to give voters the ability to opt out of state or federal health care reforms. A bill by Republican Sen. Tony Strickland of Thousand Oaks would amend the state constitution to require voter approval of any changes to California’s health care [...]

White House: Announcement next week on health care
The White House says President Barack Obama will announce his plans next week for a “way forward” on long-stalled health care legislation.