Congress, Health Care Overhaul | featured news

The Democratic-run US Senate defeated measures approved by the Republican-run House to bar spending government funds for the health-care overhaul law and Planned Parenthood.

House Republicans plan to bring up a vote to repeal the health-care overhaul early in the new Congress that opens Wednesday, at least before President Obama delivers his State of the Union address later this month, a key Republican lawmaker said Sunday.

Republicans are promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if they win control of Congress. But with what?

A Democratic state senator on Tuesday handily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul.

As lawmakers take a recess, several Dems ready to give in if it means getting the trillion-dollar bill to Obama quickly.

The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Americans must have coverage.