Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role
Health Monday, January 23rd, 2012
By JENNIFER HABERKORN | Politico The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for debate over whether Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the health care reform case due to be argued in March. Freedom Watch, a group led by Larry Klayman, asked the court for permission to file a brief on Kagan’s participation [...]
Health plans ordered to cover birth control without co-pays
Health Friday, January 20th, 2012
Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday.
Health Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Is it just a coincidence that the people that President Obama nominates to fill high-level governmental posts tend to favor government-directed health care rationing?
Health Monday, November 14th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term.
States struggle to pay for Medicaid
Finance Friday, October 28th, 2011
Infused with billions of extra Medicaid dollars from President Obama’s economic stimulus package, states have largely burned through the aid and are scrounging for a way to support programs bloated by the sluggish economy.
More states limiting Medicaid hospital stays
Health Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
A growing number of states are sharply limiting hospital stays under Medicaid to as few as 10 days a year to control rising costs of the health insurance program for the poor and disabled.
Obama opposes repeal of healthcare program suspended last week
Health Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
President Obama is against repealing the health law’s long-term-care CLASS Act and might veto Republican efforts to do so, an administration official tells The Hill, despite the government’s announcement Friday that the program was dead in the water.
Health Friday, October 7th, 2011
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, AP WASHINGTON – The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation’s health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Friday. The report by independent experts from the Institute of Medicine lays out guidelines for [...]
Breaking News, Headlines, Health Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
By JENNIFER HABERKORN | Politico The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it’s going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama’s health reform law is constitutional. The move puts the Supreme Court in the difficult [...]
Health Sunday, September 25th, 2011
By Getahn Ward | The Tennessean Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans will gain new coverage under health-care reform, but those already with insurance might have to wait longer to receive care and younger people overall may have to pay more. Those are among findings from a report out from a think tank the state’s largest health insurer, [...]