http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—House Republicans have put off a vote on legislation to rescue a main feature of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul—affordable coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions—after it ran into strong opposition from both conservatives and Democrats. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-house-gop-health.html Health Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:29:43 EST news286043378 (AP)—House Republicans are coming to the aid of high-risk patients trying to get insurance under the new health care law. But they do so by diverting money from a prevention program that is key to the law, ensuring stiff opposition from Democrats and a veto threat from the White House. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-house-bill-shifts-funds-health.html Health Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:31:19 EST news285996674 (AP)—Wondering whether the government's automatic budget cuts will slow down President Barack Obama's health care law? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-health-overhaul-havoc.html Health Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:22:40 EST news281366554 (AP)—Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, either because of the recession's toll on revenue or a new zeal to shrink government. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-rethink-mental-health.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:12:50 EST news278176363 (AP)—Higher Medicare premiums are probably in store for many seniors if there's a budget deal between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-medicare-premiums-retirees.html Health Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:26:56 EST news275200010 (AP)—One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being considered by the White House" in negotiations with top Republicans on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-durbin-white-house-wont-medicare.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:13:25 EST news274630399 (AP)—Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility age to help reduce the government's huge deficits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-trade-offs-medicare-eligibility-age.html Health Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:54:36 EST news274017268 With the U.S. presidential election just days away, new research from the University of South Carolina provides fresh evidence that choosing a candidate may depend more on our biological make-up than a careful analysis of issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-neuroscience-reveals-brain-differences-republicans.html Neuroscience Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:00:33 EST news270982801 Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled a bill Thursday that would block funding for President Barack Obama's health care reform as long as it is contested in the courts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-republicans-block-funds-health-reform.html Health Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:56:55 EST news236534206