Insurance Law 
Obamacare’s ‘tax’ is mostly bark, not bite – The Christian Science Monitor
The Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center estimates that if the law were in effect today, only about 7 percent of the non-elderly, or about 18 million people, would be faced with the choice: Get insurance or pay the tax. To … Continue reading
Montgomery ambulance fee may face new petition – Washington Times
“Insurance companies aren’t charities and they are going … The group has already cleared petition language with the county Board of Elections. According to county law, petitioners would have until Aug. 26 to submit 31,046 signatures …
FAQ: California’s New Autism Insurance Mandate – msnbc.com
Hundreds of calls, emails and Facebook messages came in Monday to NBC4′s Autism Support Center from people wanting to know more about the new California autism insurance law, AB 946, which just went into effect. Below are the most frequently … Continue reading
Surprise cost of Obamacare Million of Americans of – Washington Times
“The federal government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance,” Justice Roberts wrote in the 5-4 decision. Indeed, Justice Roberts went to great lengths to say he flatly disagreed with proponents of the law who … Continue reading
Choice to expand Medicaid up to Kansas’ leaders – San Francisco Gate
The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/LTkNLm) reported Tuesday that more than 150,000 Kansas residents who don’t have insurance would be covered under the health care law’s parameters. The law required states to expand their Medicaid programs to …
Romney: Insurance mandate is a tax, high court ‘has spoken’ – FOX News
Romney’s comments follow top campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom saying Monday the candidate thinks the consequence for not purchasing mandated insurance is a penalty … have a hard time defending the law now that its central provision is …
Debate goes on about what to call health care insurance noncompliance payment – Daily Oklahoman
But politicians in both parties are squirming over how to define the thing in President Barack Obama’s health care law that requires people to pay up if they don’t get health insurance. The problem for Obama is that, if the … Continue reading
Massachusetts health reform may bode well for federal law – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Deval Patrick, a Democrat and co-chairman of Obama’s re-election committee. Another reason the law remains popular may be that so many Massachusetts residents receive insurance through work and have been largely untouched by its penalties. The Blue Cross …
Ruling could hike CBO’s health law cost estimate – Washington Times
Complicating matters is a provision in the law that bans the government from spending more than about half a percent of gross domestic product on insurance subsidies.
GOP Lawmakers Divided On Keeping Obamacare’s Young Adult Insurance Provision – Huffington Post
While three large health insurance companies promised to keep covering adult children on their parents’ plans regardless of the Supreme Court ruling, many children would have lost coverage if the court had struck the law down. Since the …
