“Health issues” on The Daily Caller

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to close the deal on health care, President Barack Obama planned a trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday to urge rank-and-file House Democrats to yield on key issues still standing in the way. Democratic bargainers were considering raising more money from drug makers and other provider groups to help pay for care. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen acknowledged feeling a little lonely as he addressed a crowd of self-described pot smokers just off Capitol Hill. (more)

LONDON (AP) — For more than 2½ years, Linda De Croock lived with constant pain from a car accident that smashed her windpipe. (more)

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Obama administration’s decision not to interfere in states’ medical marijuana laws has emboldened a citizens’ initiative to get the state of Oregon involved in providing the drug for residents who have permission to use it. (more)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would allow chronically ill patients access to marijuana for medical reasons. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Short of rationing, lawmakers have pulled nearly every available cost-control lever in the sweeping health care overhaul President Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders are pushing to finish. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economist Christina Romer is indicating a readiness to negotiate a proposed tax on high-cost health plans as a means of financing a health care overhaul. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans would see only a modest rise in health care costs under the Senate’s plan to extend coverage to 34 million people who currently go without health insurance, government economic experts say in a new report. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn’t enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using ’60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize “the twist” in the Medicare drug program. (more)

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators said Thursday that they suspect Danish drug maker Lundbeck may have delayed the launch of a cheaper, generic version of its antidepressant drug in Europe. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The recession dramatically slowed U.S. health care spending to $2.3 trillion in 2008, but it still grew much faster than the economy as a whole, accounting for more than 16 percent of the nation’s economic output, says a new federal analysis. (more)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fertility doctor who Nadya Suleman claimed helped her conceive her brood of 14 has been formally accused of negligence and violation of professional guidelines by the California Medical Board. (more)