Health Care Law

New Massachusetts Health Care Bill to Address Costs – ABC News

The White House says it drew inspiration from Massachusetts reforms signed into law by Mitt Romney when crafting Obamacare, which is supposed to curtail health care spending over the long haul. There’s one problem: three years after expanding coverage in … Continue reading

Health care law cuts funds used to treat illegal immigrants – Denver Post

President Barack Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals by cutting aid that they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required to provide.

Health Insurers’ Anti-Fraud Bid Seeks to Ease Profit-Limit Rule – Bloomberg

Health insurance executives who met at the White House yesterday … that were imposed under the 2010 U.S. health-care overhaul. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers can keep 20 percent of revenue from customer premiums for profit and …

Health care law ignores illegal immigrants; hospitals may get stuck with the bill – YAHOO!

Hospital leaders told The New York Times they’re wary of terms in the health care reform law that will eventually halve the amount of money they receive for caring for uninsured people without addressing the estimated 11 million illegal …

How the Supreme Court’s health care ruling could weaken the Clean Air Act – Washington Post

Legal scholars are still trying to sift through the broader implications of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health-care reform. Yet some experts now wonder if the precedent set by the June decision could eventually be used to weaken U.S … Continue reading

Health care law could hurt hospitals with illegal immigrant patients – Austin American-Statesman

As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. President Barack Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s … Continue reading

Health care law ignored illegal immigrants; Hospitals may end up with the bill – YAHOO!

Hospital leaders told The New York Times they’re wary of new changes in the health care reform law that will halve the amount of money they receive for caring for uninsured people without addressing the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants … Continue reading

Massachusetts Health Care Law Fails to Generate Anticipated Savings – ABC News

The White House says it drew inspiration from Massachusetts reforms signed into law by Mitt Romney when crafting Obamacare, which is supposed to curtail health care spending over the long haul. There’s one problem: three years after expanding coverage in … Continue reading

Hospitals Fear Cuts in Aid for Care to Illegal Immigrants – New York Times

President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals, by cutting aid they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required to provide.

Who pays for health care for Texas’ uninsured? Taxpayers – KXLY

The rate has been on the rise for the past four years. Kehoe, 53, would most likely qualify for the expanded Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, which would broaden the health insurance safety net to adults with household … Continue reading