The campaigner-in-chief kicked off a political blitz on Tuesday, holding three fund-raisers in Manhattan and collecting roughly $3 million for the Democratic Party

Physicians in San Francisco show support for public
option in health care reform.
Associated Press photo

When it comes to health care, older Baby Boomers are particularly nervous.
More than a third are worried that they may lose their health care within the next year, according to new data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
And a large majority — [...]

First, a Colorado baby was turned down for health insurance for being too big. Now, another Colorado child has been turned down for health insurance for being too small.

US Operation Launched in Virginia – Elephant Brings Big Coverage, Big Savings
to the US Auto Insurance Market

By Sophie Leung and Bei Hu
(Bloomberg) — The Hong Kong Mortgage Corp. may scrap a program that offers mortgage insurance for investment properties as the city’s central bank tries to prevent a real estate bubble.
The HKMC, provider of insurance that lets home buyers borrow more than 70 percent of the purchase price, and 10 local [...]

President Obama continues his closed one-on-one chats with moderate Senate Democrats today as he meets with Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., presumably to discuss the ongoing negotiations over health care reform, which the Senate continues work on this week.

Health care reform’s most controversial element – the creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan to compete with private health insurers – centers on the eternal Washington conflict that defines party lines on so many issues: How much of a role should the government play?
In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, views on the public option [...]

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin used a social networking Web site to criticize the sweeping health care overhaul bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee — claiming the legislation creates a “perfect storm” for increasing health care costs.

LAKEWOOD – The repairs were supposed to be done by July 4. Yet three months after a repair deadline set by Disaster Solutions, Dawn Baird Myles is still waiting for her house to become a home.
“The wait was horrific,” said Baird Myles, homeowner and mother of one daughter. “Not knowing what’s going to happen with [...]

Drug Makers and Hospitals Figure to Benefit, While Insurers Brace for a Big Hit
By JANET ADAMY
The drug industry stands to gain in a health-care overhaul by getting tens of millions of newly insured customers, while insurance companies — especially those that cater to the individual market — look like they are in for a tougher [...]