Health Chat Club

President Obama on Wednesday made what is expected to be his final push to overhaul the U.S. health care system, revising his plans in an attempt to win the support of moderate Democrats.

Obama outlines final health care plan, urges Congress to act (CNN)
President Obama outlined his final version of a health care bill Wednesday and urged Congress to bring the plan to a conclusive vote within the next few weeks.

Obama backs plan to give health overhaul fast track in Congress (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Wednesday endorsed congressional Democrats’ plans to use a controversial process known as “budget reconciliation” to pass a national health care overhaul with simple majority votes, saying that he’s willing to stake Democrats’ fortunes on it.

Obama Asks for ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Health Reform (Time Magazine)
Today’s speech by President Obama was not the first in which he’s urged passage of comprehensive health care reform, but he’s hoping it will be his last. We’ll see

Obama s Remarks on Health Care (New York Times)
A text of President Obama s speech on the need to overhaul of the country s health care system.

A guide to terms behind the health care debate (AP via Yahoo! News)
THE SHORTCUT: President Barack Obama wants Congress to use the so-called reconciliation process, which would let lawmakers push a companion health care bill of fixes through the Senate with a simple majority. Republicans who hold 41 of the Senate’s 100 seats have been using filibuster rules to force Democrats to garner 60 votes.