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The health bill has been signed into law, and people have more questions than ever: Will my insurance premiums go up?

What about pre-existing conditions? How will the government enforce the insurance mandate? NPR's Julie Rovner explains how the new health care law could affect you.

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Democratic House leaders say they've got the votes to pass a landmark health-care overhaul Sunday. And they're confident enough of getting an overhaul done that they've agreed to set aside the controversial "deem and pass" strategy.

Host Guy Raz checks in with NPR's Julie Rovner on the latest maneuvering on Capitol Hill.

NPR's Julie Rovner and Father Thomas Reese of Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center talk to Steve Inskeep about how abortion remains an obstacle to passing health care legislation.

They also discuss the influence of Catholic bishops on the health care vote.

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What does President Obama's State of the Union speech mean for health care overhaul? NPR's White House correspondent Scott Horsley and health policy correspondent Julie Rovner share their insights in a live Web chat Thursday at 1 p.m.

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President Obama gave his first State of the Union address Wednesday night. As we do every year, Morning Edition checks some of the president's facts.

To find out more about what the president said in his speech, Steve Inskeep talks to: NPR's David Welna on the budget, NPR's Julie Rovner on health care, NPR's Christopher Joyce on nuclear plants, NPR's Jackie Northam on the Afghan war; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on the Iraq war.

Saturday night, while you might have been out to dinner, or at the movies, Senate Democrats were sweating out whether they had enough votes to clear their health overhaul bill over its first hurdle on the Senate floor.

NPR's Julie Rovner spent her evening with them, and filed this report.

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President Obama is trying to keep the momentum behind his efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system. An estimate by the Congressional Budget Office this week suggested that current plans won't save the government any money.

The administration jumped into action on Friday and proposed ways to reduce federal spending further. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Julie Rovner about the healthcare reform bill making its way through a Senate committee this week.

They also look ahead to alternate bills that could have more bipartisan support.

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President Barack Obama came into office promising changes in policies related to abortion, and federal funds for birth control methods other than abstinence.

NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner offers an update on Obama's plans.

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