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The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., discussed his at a Capitol Hill news conference today. He acknowledged the lack of Republican support, but expressed confidence that some members of the GOP would sign on, saying: "At the end of the day, we all share a common purpose, that is to make the lives of Americans better tomorrow than they are today, and to get health-care reform done, which means the time to come for action is now."

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus unveiled a health care bill today that would require most people to have health insurance and would bar insurance companies from discriminating against people with medical problems.
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The following is a press release on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus' new health care reform legislation.

The Healthy San Francisco Plan, the city's public health plan for the uninsured, has many of the elements currently under consideration in Washington, D.C. It was proposed as a stopgap measure until Congress moved ahead with universal coverage. Now, it's being heralded as a public option that works and a model for reform.

NPR's Julie Rovner and KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill.

Transcript of KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin's discussion of recent and upcoming activities on the Hill.

The President has said "the status quo is not an option," but that is for the most part what these bills would give us.

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and other experts discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill -- part of a weekly series of video reports.

Highlights of the president's address to Congress include his proposals for guaranteed insurance coverage, mandates to buy insurance and insurance exchanges. He endorsed a 'public option,' but said he would remain open to other ideas to expand coverage.

Text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in his address to a Joint Session of Congress.

A transcript of President Barack Obama's address to Congress on his health care reform proposals.