Senate Democrats, responding to charges that expanding health coverage would enrich insurance companies, voted to limit insurance executives' compensation.

Senate panel wraps up work on bill; House and Senate leaders prepare for historic floor debates.

Abortions should be covered in the new insurance exchanges that would be created by pending health care reform bills.

With a few dozen amendments remaining, Baucus says committee could finalize package today.

Yesterday's Senate Finance Committee votes narrow prospects for genuine reform of the healthcare system.

Political lines will be drawn as the Senate and House try to decide if legislation should include a government alternative to private insurance and how to pay for the overhaul.

In more than a dozen statehouses across the country, a small but growing group of lawmakers is pressing for state constitutional amendments that would outlaw a crucial element of the health care plans under discussion in Washington: the requirement that nearly everyone buy insurance or pay a penalty. NOTE: Free registration with nytimes.com is required to view this article.

The Finance Committee will not require pharmaceutical companies to give bigger discounts to Medicare on drugs for older Americans with low incomes. NOTE: Free registration with nytimes.com is required to view this article.

Opinion by Sharon Lerner

Why can’t the Democrats and the Republicans find common ground on such an important issue?