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The TennCare cuts, which followed the resolution of a long-running court battle, affected mostly elderly or disabled residents, including approximately 37,000 who had relied on the state program for all their health care needs.

The health overhaul package passed by Congress will gradually eliminate the so-called Medicare Part D "doughnut hole," making prescription drugs more affordable for many seniors.

Long excluded by Medicaid programs in most states, millions of low-income adults without children could qualify for coverage under Democratic health overhaul proposals.

Under the health bills being debated in Congress, young adults would be required to buy insurance - but they could buy low-cost "catastrophic" plans, requiring high deductibles. That's igniting a fierce debate whether young adults — sometimes known as "young invincibles" — would benefit from such plans.

Without big budgets, developing nations have to be creative and flexible when it comes to health care. As a result, some interesting new technologies and techniques have emerged that Westernized countries have adopted.

Obama administration officials and wonks call them "early deliverables." They're the benefits of the health legislation that would kick in this election year.

As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' point man on abortion, Richard Doerflinger has emerged as a major player in the health care debate, one likely to play a pivotal role in the outcome.

Congress has extended the COBRA subsidy periods again and again, helping many laid-off workers keep health insurance. Still, sorting through the paperwork to get the government assistance is no easy task. And, the government subsidies expire in March unless the jobs bill passes.

A much-publicized provision of the new health law would give parents the option of keeping children on their insurance plans until age 26, but coverage won't kick in for months.

Gold Dust Saloon owner Ruth McDonald uses an innovative "three share" model to provide health coverage for her workers. The restaurant is one of 30 employers in a Colorado program that provides low-cost coverage to small businesses.