Key points from the legislation at Speaker Pelosi’s website — a wide ranging source of more detail about the final bill, CBO’s estimates, and other summary documents. Start here.

The New Landscape of Health Care — a special section from The New York Times, March 29, 2010
A series of articles covering a variety of issues. An excellent overview.

HealthCare.gov website – check the full range of public and private health care plans available to you

White House health reform website

Department of Health & Human Services health reform website

BEST SOURCES: The Kaiser Family Foundation

We recommend the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Health News web site, an excellent source of information that is closely following the health care reform debate. (The Kaiser Family Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente. It is a non-partisan, non-profit, private foundation focusing on health care issues.)

KFF’s Health Reform Gateway page.

BEST SOURCES: The Commonwealth Fund

A wealth of information can be found at The Commonwealth Fund.

BEST SOURCES: Organizing for America’s New Health Care Action Center

OFA (Obama for America) has launched a new Health Care Action Center that provides all the essential tools and information to fight reform.  Check it out at

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/health-care-action-center/

Healthcare NOW! home page

An organization that promotes single-payer health care on a national scale

AARP: The New Health Care Law and You website

Read a Dept. of Health & Human Services Report on premium increases requested by health insurers in different states. Anthem’s 39 percent in California is not an anomaly.

News Coverage of health care reform

Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining
The Washington Post, July 29, 2010

For Insurers, Fight Is Now Over Details
The New York Times, July 24, 2010

Health plans may be raising premiums despite outsize surpluses, watchdog finds
The Washington Post, July 23, 2010

OPINION: What’s really happening with Massachusetts health care
Ezra Klein in The Washington Post, July 19, 2010

OPINION: As Massachusetts health ‘reform’ goes, so could Obamacare
The Washington Post, July 19, 2010

EDITORIAL: Reform Moves Ahead
The New York Times, July 18, 2010

Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choice of Doctor
The New York Times, July 18, 2010

Among Some, High Marks for Health Care Overhaul’s Beginnings
The New York Times, July 2, 2010

Judge Hears Arguments on Health Overhaul Challenge
The New York Times, July 2, 2010

Obama administration unveils government health-care website
The Washington Post, July 1, 2010

Republicans seek to resurrect repeal
Politico.com, June 30, 2010

Health-care law actually pretty popular
Favorable views of health reform increasing
The Washington Post, June 30, 2010

States’ responses to health law mixed
Politico.com,. June 29, 2010

Insurance Pools Readied in Some States
The New York Times, June 27, 2010

Gallup Poll: Was reform a ‘good thing’? 49 percent say yes, 46 percent say no
The Gallup organization, June 22, 2010

Prices jump for individual insurance premiums
70 percent of those who buy their own coverage have had cost increases
MSNBC.com, June 21, 2010

As Law Takes Effect, Obama Gives Insurers a Warning
The New York Times, June 21, 2010

New Rules on Changes to Benefits
The New York Times, June 13, 2010

OPINION: What We Learned From Health Care
The CEO of the Atlantic Philanthropies reports on lessons learned and what lies ahead
Huffington Post, June 7, 2010

Republicans put health reform on ballot in push to turn out conservatives
The Hill, June 8, 2010

Dems launch $125M health campaign
Politico.com, June 7, 2010

Two Health Care Adversaries Find a Need to Collaborate
The New York Times, June 3, 2010

Critics Question Study Cited in Health Debate
The New York Times, June 2, 2010

Appointments of federal watchdogs suggest more tough scrutiny for insurers
The Washington Post, June 2, 2010

Poll: Plurality say GOP should not push to repeal any part of healthcare reform
The Hill, June 1, 2010

Graduates May See Coverage Gap After All
The New York Times, May 31, 2010

Study: Health care reform a good deal for California, other states
San Jose Mercury News, May 27, 2010

EDITORIAL: The Gaming Begins
The New York Times, May 24, 2010

OPINION: Consumer-friendly system emerges
Improvements are already starting
Kathleen Sibelius in Politico.com, May 17, 2010

Dems to tout reform’s early benefits
Important dates to watch as provisions of reform are implemented.
Politico.com, May 17, 2010

Obama administration defends constitutionality of health reform
The Hill, May 12, 2010

Health-care overhaul is up against long campaign across U.S.
The Washington Post, May 12, 2010

Jay Rockefeller: Insurers ‘game’ new law
Politico.com, May 9, 2010

California health insurance battle foreshadows national debate
California Watch, May 5, 2010

18 states refuse to run insurance pools for those with preexisting conditions
The Washington Post, May 4, 2010

Governor vows to implement health care reforms
San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2010

Government report: New healthcare reform law could lead to higher prices, employers dropping coverage
The Hill, April 23, 2010

Senate Bill Sets a Plan to Regulate Premiums
The New York Times, April 21, 2010

OPINION: Everybody Loves a Winner — Health Care Reform May Be a Foreign Policy Achievement
Tom Friedman in The New York Times, April 21, 2010

Obama Health Team Turns to Carrying Out Law
The New York Times, April 18, 2010

Medical Schools Can’t Keep Up
As ranks of insured expand, nation faces shortage of 150,000 doctors in 15 years
The Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2010

Issa claims to unmask health care deals
Politico.com, April 5, 2010

New healthcare law is full of unknowns
Lisa Girion in the Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2010

Insurance Industry Already Finding Ways to Game New System
Dan Froomkin in Huffington Post, March 31, 2010

Health insurers say they’ll obey new rules for kids with preexisting conditions
The Washington Post, March 31, 2010

Dispelling the Lies: What Health Reform Actually Means for Seniors
Linda Bergthold in Huffington Post, March 31, 2010

Companies Push to Repeal Provision of Health Law
The New York Times, March 30, 2010

Law May Do Little to Help Curb Unnecessary Care
The New York Times, March 30, 2010

Coverage Now for Sick Children? Check Fine Print
The New York Times, March 29, 2010

Some States Find Burdens in New Rules on Health Care
(California could face up to $2.5 Billion in new costs)
The Washington Post, March 27, 2010

States fighting healthcare law don’t have precedent on their side
Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2010

Supreme Court not likely to rule against health care mandate
Opinionator blog at the New York Times, March 25, 2010

House passes Senate’s health care ‘fixes’ bill
CNN Politics, March 26, 2010

An unconstitutional mandate?
The Breakdown audio interview in The Nation, March 26, 2010

New health care plan gains favor
USA Today, March 24, 2010

President Obama’s remarks at signing of health care reform bill
The White House, March 23, 2010

As passage of health reform nears, a historic chance to help fix Washington, too
Steven Perlstein column in The Washington Post, March 19, 2010

The Feminist Care for Flawed Reform
The American Prospect, March 17, 2010

House leaders: Health-care plan will reduce deficit by more than $320 million
The Washington Post, March 18, 2010

Congressional Budget Office releases health bill estimates
Politico.com, March 19, 2010

Dems move closer to passing Senate bill without actual vote
The Hill, March 16, 2010

Five ways to pass or sink health care reform
Politico.com, March 16, 2010

OPINION: Most Americans want health care reform
The Washington Post, March 13, 2010

Parliamentarian’s ruling deals blow to healthcare reform chances
The Hill, March 12, 2010

Hoyer: House ready to move forward without a deal on abortion
The Hill, March 12, 2010

OPINION: Health Reform Myths
The New York Times, March 12, 2010

Employers plan to shift more health-care costs to workers, survey reports
The Washington Post, March 11, 2010

Immigration provision has Hispanic Caucus threatening ‘no’ vote
The Hill, March 11, 2010

Obama takes health care message to Philadelphia
Strongly criticizes insurance industry
The Washington Post, March 8, 2010

OPINION: Let’s put the public option to a vote
Rep. Anthony Weiner in Politico.com, March 5, 2010

OPINION: Health reform that won’t break the bank
Peter Orszag and Nancy-Ann DeParle in The Washington Post, March 5, 2010

Obama intensifies health-care efforts
The Washington Post, March 5, 2010

Obama offers new health-care plan; GOP slams it as ‘government takeover’
The Washington Post, February 22, 2010

Obama’s Plan for Health Bill Largely Follows Senate Version
The New York Times, February 22, 2010

Obama makes impassioned plea for health-care overhaul at a town hall in Nevada
The Washington Post, February 20, 2010

Feinstein bill would limit health insurance rate hikes at fed level
The Hill, February 19, 2010

Reid tries to resurrect public option
Politico.com, February 19, 2010

Obama Summit Raises Stakes in Health-Care Roulette
The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2010

Clyburn: Public option ‘could very well’ return to health reform bill
The Hill, February 18, 2010

Endgame? House, Senate Edge Towards Deal On Bill For Health Summit
Greg Sargent in The Plum Line blog on whorunsgov.com, February 17, 2010

Both sides push health debate myths
Politico.com, February 15, 2010

Poll: Most Americans still want health reform
‘Behind the Numbers” blog in The Washington Post, February 9, 2010

COMMENTARY: Public not ready to give up on healthcare
Kevin Drum in Mother Jones, February 9, 2010

California insurer’s rate increases draw attention of federal government
Alec MacGillis in The Washington Post, February 8, 2010

The six Republican ideas already in the health care reform bill
Ezra Klein in The Washington Post, February 8, 2010

Fairness Doctrine: Let’s talk about those Republican ideas for health care
Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic, February 8, 2010

OPINION: It’s time to stop talking about health care and start acting (with video)
by Leonardo deCaprio in Huffington Post, February 1, 2010

Democrats chafe as White House wavers on health care bill
Politico.com, February 6, 2010

OPINION: Ditching health reform will only dig us into a deeper deficit
David Broder in the Washington Post, February 4, 2010

Nancy Pelosi’s new health care plan
(Can the health insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws be repealed?)
Politico.com, February 3, 2010

How and When? Health Care Reform Crawls Through Congress
(An interesting look at how reform might get passed.)
Talking Points Memo, February 3, 2010

Obama to Dems: We must ‘finish the job’ on health care
The Washington Post, February 3, 2010

Segments on PBS’ “Bill Moyers Journal”

Bill Moyers sits down with Trudy Lieberman, director of the health and medical reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Marcia Angell, senior lecturer in social medicine at Harvard Medical School and former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more and watch the video.

Bill Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. Read more and watch the video.

Washington’s abuzz about health care, but why isn’t a single-payer plan an option on the table? Public Citizen’s Dr. Sidney Wolfe and Physicians for a National Health Program’s Dr. David Himmelstein on the political and logistical feasibility of health care reform. Read more and watch the video.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich sits down with Bill Moyers to talk about the influence of lobbyists on policy, the economy, and the ongoing debate over health care. Read more and watch the video.

With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. Read more and watch the video.