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House OKs health care bill 2 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Saturday to remake the nation’s health insurance system and take a major step toward universal coverage. Meeting in a rare weekend session that lasted...
House narrowly approves health care bill 2 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of House members have voted to pass the health care bill. The vote is continuing.
Medical expense accounts could be limited to $2,500 12 hr ago | Add a comment The health insurance open enrollment period under way at most companies may be one of the last opportunities to fully take advantage of tax-favored accounts for medical expenses. In pending...
Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill 3 hr ago | Add a comment The House health care bill passed Saturday would: —Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine. —Expand health care coverage to 36 million more people over the next...
Oklahoma House members oppose health care bill 4 hr ago | Add a comment Rep. Dan Boren, D-Muskogee: "As I have told my constituents since August, I could not vote for health care legislation that included a public option, burdensome mandates on businesses or the...
Obama appeals for health care votes 14 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency....
Vigil seeks support for reform Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment Garrett Johnston has seen numerous people show up each Saturday at a free medical clinic at his Oklahoma City church. It’s for these indigent and working poor that Johnston and other members...
Letters to the Editor: Friday, November 6, 2009 Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment Disclosure urgedRegarding "Gamblers begin to question Oklahoma casinos’ lack of payback rules” (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services news story, Oct. 27): It’s ridiculous...
37-year-old Carter County woman charged in rape of 13-year-old boy Thu, Nov 5, 2009 HEALDTON — A 37-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of minors, after a 13-year-old boy told police the woman gave him prescription...
Oklahoma Capitol Briefs Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment ATTORNEY REPRIMANDED The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a Midwest City attorney for violating rules governing professional conduct. Tom J. Wilcox was found not to have...
Transit union strikes in Pa. Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment Transit union strikes in Pa. Even in the best of times, waking up to a surprise transit strike is like a bad dream come true. When the sudden walkout comes during an economic downturn, it...
Oklahoma Business Briefs Wed, Nov 4, 2009 | Add a comment Thrifty nets $105M from sale TULSA — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. has completed its public offering of 5.75 million shares of its common stock at $19.25 per share. The Tulsa-based...
Letters to the Editor: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment An updated parableThe health care discussion reminds me of the Good Samaritan story in which a person had been beaten and left to die on the roadside. The first two people to pass, a priest and a...
Funding reform on the backs of the young Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — As I was talking recently with the founder of a large American corporation, the conversation turned (inevitably) to health care reform. His employees in their 20s, on average,...
Edmond runners fare well near, far Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment Edmond has a number of runners who train for competition on our city streets and trail system. This weekend, seven of Edmond’s fleet-footed completed the 26-mile New York City Marathon. Jerry...
Letters to the editor: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 Mon, Nov 2, 2009 | Add a comment Preserve this lifeline I’m dismayed that the threat of curtailment of senior citizen meal programs throughout Oklahoma has reached the 11th hour with no better solution than closing many...
GOP claims to have health care answers Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly...
House health plan rises from slab, and it's a monster Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment APPROPRIATELY enough, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked Halloween week to unveil the Democrats' $894 billion health care reform bill — a 1,990-page monstrosity with more than a dozen new tax...
Colorado ski town’s voters could legalize marijuana Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining...
Government health plan to cover few Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two...
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