health care bill

Medicare services, long-term care, the 'doughnut hole' . . . the landmark legislation will be felt in a number of areas for retirees.

How the health care bill affects COBRA and the possibility for extended eligibility.

The sweeping health-care bill passed by the House of Representatives Sunday, and now headed for President Obama's desk, promises a sea change in the way that small business owners purchase and provide health insurance for themselves and their employees.

The House will soon vote on the health care bill. If passed, it would change some people's lives right away.

Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Democrats' revised health care bill will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, a House Democratic source told CNN Thursday.

The Senate's version of health care reform is similar to the House's, with key differences involving a public option and -- no kidding -- a hefty tax on indoor tanning services.

More lenient rules for overdue library books, the immediate benefits of the health care bill and other consumer stories from the last few days in The Times.

The health care reform bill on track to pass the Senate on Thursday would do more than any proposal yet to reduce the deficit over time - by an estimated $132 billion over 10 years and by substantially more thereafter.

The health care bill that faces a crucial test vote in the Senate on Saturday is proof that getting reform passed and getting it right are two very different things.

To help pay for a health care bill, one proposal involves capping the amount people can put into special accounts for health-related spending.