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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to offer an alternative to Democrats' massive healthcare reform bill that would not raise taxes or require people or businesses to buy health insurance, the House Republican leader said on Sunday.

After earlier fits and starts, legislation to insure nearly all Americans is approaching votes in the House and in the Senate.

What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, ...

The plan would offer a U.S.-run insurance program but drop cost controls backed by liberals. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the compromise would make healthcare more affordable for the middle class.

Support of government-backed insurance plan is a key concession to liberals, but the Senate provision would also give states the right to opt out.

Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Obama has set ...

In shift, many lawmakers now expect final bill will include form of government-run insurance for people without employer-based health coverage.

The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has told colleagues that he may include a government-run health insurance plan in a health care bill he will soon take to the Senate floor.

The drug and insurance industries have dramatically amped up their efforts to lobby Congress, spending millions over a three-month ...

On the heels of an insurance company’s turning down a child for being too large, now a different company has denied coverage for Colorado toddler Aislin Bates, 2, because at 22 pounds she does not meet height and weight standards. Her doctor and parents say the girl is healthy and just petite, and is growing normally for her size.