Gop, Health Care Reform Bill | featured news

It's safe to say the word "Obamacare" has a negative connotation, given how it's been thrown around on the Senate floor, in campaign videos, and during GOP debates. But a new campaign called "Thanks Obamacare!" seeks to wrest the term back from conservatives. Run by two progressive Colorado organizations, the website features a top-10 list of good things about the Affordable Care Act, along with a lively video and a handy timeline.

As Republicans gain control of the House, John Boehner makes clear the direction he plans to take.

The party's manifesto calls for tax and spending cuts, a repeal of Obama's healthcare law and strict adherence to the Constitution.Drawing on ideas favored by conservatives and given new voice by "tea party" activists, Republicans will unveil Thursday a governing manifesto that calls for dramatic cuts in government spending, repeal of the new healthcare law and a strict constitutional test for every proposed law, according to a draft of the plan.

The results are in – and it should be good news to anyone more interested in improving America’s health care system than they are in fueling the GOP message machine.