parsa khan's List: REV Media Mashup: HealthCompare 1.26.2010

Everyone alienated by the compromises to extract health reform legislation out of Congress, take heart. There's a sleeper in both the House and Senate bills that could do more to promote health in the long run than any of the insurance we may - or may not - get.

To save their big health care legislation, the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress are considering a hardball procedural maneuver known as budget reconciliation to adopt a health measure despite losing their 60-seat super majority in the Senate.

Fears about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul increased significantly in December, according to a new poll released as the legislation's future hangs in doubt.

About 85 percent of Americans have some form of health care. According to a recent Kaiser poll, about 95 percent of those covered are satisfied with their care.

When the Problem Solver last wrote about Brianna Rice in September, the Deerfield teenager's health insurance had been rescinded.