Health Care Law

Changes in Health Care Coverage – NBCNews.com

The impact on the Valley, though, may be much less because most area businesses are exempt from the penalties under the Affordable Care Act. There is a lot of confusion when it comes to the changes that will take place in health … Continue reading

Federal health care overhaul reduces deficit, Congressional Budget Office reports – nola.com

“Repealing the (health care law) will lead to an increase in budget deficits over the coming decade, though a smaller one than previously reported,” budget office director Douglas Elmendorf said in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner …

Opinion: Health-care reform holds great promise – NJ.com

With the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act behind us, we are more than halfway between the health-care law’s signing and its full implementation beginning in 2014. Yet there is still much to do to … Continue reading

Health care law’s expected coverage, cost shrink after Supreme Court ruling, according to Congressional Budget Office – Boston Globe

The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday reduced its coverage and cost estimates for the national health care law to reflect last month’s Supreme Court ruling on the law. Though the court upheld most of the law — President Obamas signature … Continue reading

Fallin weighing state’s health care response – Daily Oklahoman

Mary Fallin said Tuesday she is waiting until the November elections — and hoping for a change in the White House and the U.S. Senate — before deciding how her state will budget for President Barack Obama’s health care law. … Continue reading

Fallin weighing state’s health care response – San Francisco Gate

Mary Fallin said Tuesday she is waiting until the November elections — and hoping for a change in the White House and the U.S. Senate — before deciding how her state will budget for President Barack Obama’s health care law. … Continue reading

CBO Confirms: The Health Care Law Reduces the Deficit – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

This afternoon, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest look at the Affordable Care Act – the health care law. This report affirms that repealing the health care law would deny tax credits for millions of middle class …

Budget office: Obama’s health law reduces deficit – FOX News

“Repealing the (health care law) will lead to an increase in budget deficits over the coming decade, though a smaller one than previously reported,” budget office director Douglas Elmendorf said in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner …

SC’s HHS director: Let’s open health care dialogue – nola.com

… Tuesday that the state will have an impassioned debate about how and whether it will respond to the new federal health care act. HHS Director Tony Keck said the debate on expansion should move to the Statehouse, which he … Continue reading

High Court Health-Care Ruling Will Increase Uninsured, CBO Says – San Francisco Gate

July 24 (Bloomberg) — The Supreme Court decision that threw out part of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul will cut the law’s cost and leave more people uninsured, according to the Congressional Budget Office. About 3 million fewer …