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President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan summit for Feb. 25 to discuss ways to pass health care overhaul legislation this year. On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders in both chambers are trying to resolve differences between House and Senate-passed health care bills and make progress on the issue once lawmakers return from the President's Day recess.

President Obama's budget request for fiscal 2011 would give states an additional $25 billion in Medicaid funding to help cover rising program costs.

President Obama's budget request for fiscal 2011 would give states an additional $25 billion in Medicaid funding to help cover rising program costs. Meanwhile, House and Senate Democratic leaders continue negotiations on how to pass health care overhaul legislation this year, although lawmakers' focus has shifted in part to finding ways to improve the economy and increase jobs.

President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union address on Wednesday, reiterating the country's need for health care reform and stating Congress "should not walk away" from the issue.

Congressional Democrats continue to debate their next step on health care overhaul legislation, with some urging that Congress move quickly on a scaled-back approach. President Obama and administration officials have stressed that they do not want Congress to abandon the issue and the president is expected to discuss health care during his State of the Union address.

The fate of congressional health overhaul legislation is uncertain after Republican Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts' special election on Monday and Democrats' loss of a filibuster-proof majority.

The outcome of the Massachusetts Senate race could play a pivotal role in efforts by President Obama and congressional Democrats to pass a health care overhaul bill this year.

The outcome of the Massachusetts Senate race could play a pivotal role in efforts by President Obama and congressional Democrats to pass a health care overhaul bill this year.

With House members returning to town, negotiations continue between House and Senate Democrats over differences in the two chambers' health care bills.

With House members returning to town, negotiations continue between House and Senate Democrats over differences in the two chambers' health care bills. Key differences include financing, the level of subsidies provided to help people afford coverage and whether or not to include a tax on high-cost health insurance plans.

House and Senate lawmakers are beginning to resolve differences between the two chambers' health care overhaul plans. Those differences include the size of the bills, language governing abortion funding and how the bills would be financed. While the House bill includes a government-run health insurance option the Senate bill does not. Negotiations are expected to continue throughout January.

House and Senate lawmakers are beginning to resolve differences between the two chambers' health care overhaul plans. Those differences include the size of the bills, language governing abortion funding and how the bills would be financed. While the House bill includes a government-run health insurance option the Senate bill does not. Negotiations are expected to continue throughout January.

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey calls in from Capitol Hill to discuss next steps, now that Senators have passed a health care bill.

The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats' health care bill expected by Christmas Eve.

The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats' health care bill expected by Christmas Eve. Key differences between the two bills -- in the areas of abortion, financing and a government-run "public plan" health insurance option -- would need to be resolved in a House-Senate conference deal, and approved by both chambers before reaching President Obama's desk.