Health Care Law

Too many Americans have lost sight of the pluses of the health care law that was upheld last month by the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s a refresher: A person cannot be denied insurance due to a pre-existing condition. Insurance companies … Continue reading →

The future of pregnant women in the United States will significantly change Aug. 1. That is when the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, will require insurance providers and Medicaid to cover clinical preventative services for women …

Validation of the health system reform law’s individual mandate and confirmation that 21st-century health problems will be addressed with 21st-century care. These were the big takeaways from the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the …

The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who held that the law was a valid exercise of Congress’s power to tax. Roberts re-framed the debate over health care as a debate over increasing taxes. Congress, he said, … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court has decided that the Affordable Care Act’s “individual mandate,” which required most Americans to have health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty, is constitutional under Congress’ power to tax. Most Democrats believe …

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time to start picking through the details. Several key tax rules are scheduled to change in 2013, especially for higher-income individuals. Republicans are still trying to …

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

As President Obama might say, it’s a false choice if Americans must choose between health care and the free exercise of their religion. But that choice seems to be the issue in the latest court suit over the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

Inside her office at San Antonio’s University of Texas Health Science Center, Julie Novak’s phone keeps ringing. Health care providers scrambling to find more nurses are calling Novak, a vice dean at the UTHSC’s School of Nursing, asking to hire … Continue reading →

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time to start picking through the details. Several key tax rules are scheduled to change in 2013, especially for higher-income individuals. Republicans are still trying to …