Health Care Law

Civics lesson from Justice O’Connor: Obama’s health-care remarks ‘unusual’ – The Christian Science Monitor

IN PICTURES: Supreme Court Justices take on Obama’s health-care law “We have tended in this country to not speak out about a decision in a pending case,” she added. “It can happen, but it is not expected and not ideal.” … Continue reading

Deficit will decrease under Obama’s health care law, budget office says – NJ.com

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation’s huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress’ nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama’s contention in a …

Health care act gets committee discussion – Bismarck Tribune

Members of an interim legislative committee heard testimony Wednesday updating them on the implementation of the federal health care law. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm discussed implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with the …

Is Alaska Punting on Health Care? – Huffington Post

It’s no surprise that Gov. Sean Parnell has been dead set against federal health-care reform, or the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare.” Alaska, under the Parnell administration, was among 26 states that sued to overturn the health care law …

Health-care fight far from over for NFIB – Washington Post

No one fought harder against the health-care reform law than the National Federation of Independent Business, which led the legal charge against the divisive legislation all the way to the Supreme Court. Now, with the law upheld and the political … Continue reading

Gov. Deval Patrick proposes new way to target health care providers that abuse market power – Boston Globe

As legislative leaders go down to the wire negotiating a major health care cost-control bill … determine whether the provider gained its advantage by violating the law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. “Having market power is …

CBO: Health law will reduce deficit – Philadelphia Daily 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 A. Boehner (R.,

Health-care act likely to cut deficit – AZCentral.com

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation’s huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress’ nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama’s contention in a major …

Obama’s health law reduces deficit, budget office finds – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“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, R-Ohio. Tuesday’s … Continue reading

Obama’s health care law is beyond repair – Grand Island Independent

A recent op-ed asked me to explain why I thought the president’s health care law was not in the best interest of the country, our senior citizens, or future generations — and why it should be repealed. Here are the … Continue reading