Health Care Law

Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law – New York Times

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not …

Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care? – The Christian Science Monitor

Of all the things to laud in Britain’s long history, the director of the opening ceremonies for the London Olympics chose for his second act … universal health care. Yes, that “NHS” spelled out by hospital beds in Friday’s opening … Continue reading

Health-care battle kept alive by state attorney general – Tulsa World

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt has tried to revive the state’s lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, arguing that the law’s taxes on large businesses that don’t supply workers with health insurance can’t be enforced in Oklahoma.

Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Rebates In The Mail – NPR News

Robert Siegel talks with Julie Rovner about an immediate effect of the new health care law — rebate checks — how they vary, and why some insurers owe Americans money. Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio. For personal, noncommercial use … Continue reading

Let’s take full advantage of Affordable Care Act – Houston Chronicle

Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with me, but thankfully, the U.S. Supreme Court did the right thing and upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While not perfect, this law is the greatest step toward universal access to affordable health care since … Continue reading

Guest column: Health care act already showing benefits – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Americans all benefit from the Affordable Care Act — or we will, that is, unless the Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress manage to subvert the democratic process by repealing it. In a recent guest column in this newspaper, U.S. … Continue reading

A federal court ruled against the contraceptive mandate. Here’s what happens next. – Washington Post

It was, as Sam Baker points out, the first time a federal court has ruled against that provision of the health-care law. It’s not yet, however, exactly a victory for the contraceptive mandate’s opponents: The injunction is specific to that … Continue reading

Obama, Democrats Recasting Health Care to Blunt Attacks – Bloomberg

Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democratic Senate candidate, has been buried by more than 2,000 Republican-sponsored television ads criticizing her for supporting President Barack Obama’s health-care law. Yet, Heitkamp, who is running in a …

Legislative Task Force Will Focus On Health Care Law – NPR News

The Idaho Legislature’s health care task force will focus on the Supreme Court’s health care decision in its day-long meeting on Monday.  The 14-member group will hear from Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal and Department of Health …

Okla. AG asks judge to lift health care suit stay – San Francisco Gate

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A month after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the nation’s health care overhaul law, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt asked a federal judge Friday to lift a stay on a lawsuit he filed more than a … Continue reading