President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote. With a showdown set for Sunday on the House floor, Democratic leaders still ...

President Barack Obama says Congress should ignore the politics around his health care overhaul and remember that the unpopular proposals that created Medicare and Social Security passed with lawmakers' courage. Obama on Friday made a final push for legislation that Congress was set to vote on during a ...

High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on wages and a new levy on investments under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill. For the first time, the Medicare payroll tax would be applied to investment income, beginning in 2013. A new ...

Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote. President Barack Obama scuttled an Asian trip in favor of last-minute lobbying at the White House on his ...