Max Baucus

Committee Passes Baucus's $829 Billion Healthcare Bill

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - October 13, 2009

Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe joined Democrats to vote yes on the healthcare reform bill. more >>

Breaux: The Baucus Healthcare Bill Can Pass, and Will Work

By John Breaux - Opinion - October 9, 2009

It doesn’t have the public option, and that's fine. It's a winning bill anyway. more >>

Finance Committee Prepares to Debate Baucus's Healthcare Plan

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - September 21, 2009

So far, the goal of a bipartisan healthcare bill remains elusive. more >>

What Will the Catholic Bishops Say About the Baucus Plan and Abortion?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - September 17, 2009

What will the Catholic Church say about the Senate healthcare bill's abortion provisions? more >>

Democrats Prepare for Healthcare Reform Debate

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - June 16, 2009

How to pay for reform is the hot topic as healthcare bills move through Congress. more >>

Congress, Industry Executives Take on Wasteful Healthcare Spending

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - June 10, 2009

Some point to "comparative effectiveness research" as a way to cut healthcare costs. more >>

Social Security

Michael Barone - January 22, 2007

The problems with Social Security are not going away. That was the message Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered in his testimony this week to the Senate Budget Committee. more >>

My Latest

Michael Barone - January 8, 2007

Here is my Creators Syndicate column for this week, and here in the Weekly Standard is my remembrance of the late Seymour Martin Lipset.. more >>