Speaking before a raucous crowd of nearly 5,000 supporters in Burlington, Vt., President Obama struck a combative tone on his signature health care reform law at a fundraiser that often felt more like a campaign rally. Read the Article>

Health care was supposed to be Mitt Romney’s Achilles’ heel: The state overhaul he championed as governor of Massachusetts is so similar to the sweeping federal law conservatives deride as “Obamacare” that it was once widely regarded as a big enough liability to doom his presidential chances.

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Democrats were taken aback when Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor this week and declared how he’d run the place if he were in charge. Read the Article>

Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) on Thursday defended Planned Parenthood and criticized Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) for excluding the organization from the state’s healthcare program.

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on Tuesday released his proposed 2013 budget, calling for steep spending limits and dramatic changes to Medicare -- setting up more contentious partisan battles in Congress.

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Friday will mark the second anniversary of the passage of President Obama’s signature health-care reform law, and House Republicans plan to spend considerable time this week focused on tearing down elements of the legislation and raising doubts about the broader reforms. Read the Article>

Senate Republicans are clashing with conservative groups over whether to hold votes this year to repeal all of President Obama’s healthcare reform law.

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The Senate on Thursday killed a Republican effort to let employers and health insurance companies deny coverage for contraceptives and other services to which they have religious or moral objections.

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House Republicans quickly pounced Wednesday after the White House's top budget official said the healthcare reform law's penalty on people who don't buy insurance isn't a tax.

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Two Republican senators are unveiling a Medicare rescue plan that features an accelerated transition to private health insurance for many seniors, a gradual increase in the eligibility age, and higher premiums for middle-class and upper-income retirees.

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