Health Care Law

commenters continued the debate over whether health care is a right or a privilege, who should pay for such a right, discussed universal healthcare and talked about alternative versions they would consider to the Affordable Healthcare Act.

Longer term, some people argue that the law’s provisions to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery will reduce costs even further, while others are skeptical about whether new approaches like accountable care organizations …

Insurers are grudgingly carrying out the many requirements of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law, even as they continue lobbying to roll back some of its provisions, such as new taxes on the industry and cuts to private plans … Continue reading →

Insurers are grudgingly carrying out the many requirements of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law, even as they continue lobbying to roll back some of its provisions, such as new taxes on the industry and cuts to private plans … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama tends to skim lightly over the details of his health care law in speeches. But his administration has a far more specific pitch to black and Hispanic audiences. The message: Blacks and Hispanics, among whom uninsured rates … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama tends to skim lightly over the details of his health care law in speeches. But his administration has a far more specific pitch to black and Hispanic audiences. The message: Blacks and Hispanics, among whom uninsured rates … Continue reading →

The CBO’s new report on the cost of the Affordable Care Act raises as many questions as it answers, reports Alex Klein. The Congressional Budget Office yesterday issued its first analysis of the Affordable Care Act since the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

Already in 2012, 23,274 Medicare patients in Tennessee have saved $12.9 million — or $554 per patient — on prescription drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap, known as the “donut hole.” The “donut hole” is the coverage gap … Continue reading →

For him, the health-care law is the defining difference voters must consider. “That’s what this race is really about: two competing visions for the future of this country.” Paton also calls for fewer regulations that he says inhibit economic …

The 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the federal health-care law doesn’t close the book on health reform. The court ruled that the individual mandate requiring everyone to purchase insurance is constitutional because the fine for not …