Health Care Law
Cracks appear in Republican unity on health law reform – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WASHINGTON — A House vote to fully repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law was supposed to be the coup de grace for “Obamacare,” a final sweeping away of a law that Republicans thought the Supreme Court would gut and … Continue reading
Camp Says Health-Care Ruling Opens New World for Taxes – Bloomberg
The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the 2010 health-care law’s individual insurance mandate as a tax opens a “brave new world” for Congress to impose levies, said Representative Dave Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
71% of US Physicians Want Major Changes to Affordable Care Act – msnbc.com
Nearly three in four US physicians feel Congress needs to enact major changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to research conducted by Kantar Health, a leading healthcare-focused global consultancy and marketing insights company, in …
Kathleen Sebelius: The Affordable Care Act has made the U.S. health-care system stronger – Washington Post
Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of health and human services. The Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act was a turning point in the health-care debate, a chance to stop refighting old political battles and move forward with …
Obama’s Global Health Policy Undercuts Reform At Home – Huffington Post
It’s explicitly protected by World Trade Organization treaties, an effort to ensure that good health care is not merely a privilege for the rich — the kind of principle outlined by Obama in his celebration of the Affordable Care Act.
White House Threatens Veto on Health Care Repeal – ABC News
The White House has issued a veto threat for a House bill to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care law. The White House says the repeal would cost millions of American families the security of affordable health coverage. House …
Congressional Democrats Target GOP In Advance Of Health Care Repeal Vote – Huffington Post
In advance of the Wednesday vote in the House of Representatives to repeal the health care law, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting seven Republican members with online ads and robo-calls. The ads target Dan Lungren and …
Tax cuts, health-care repeal: Obama, GOP recycling pet plans – Seattle Times
But this is the first time since the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality. None of the previous House whacks at the health care law has passed the Democratic-led Senate. Repealing the overhaul is also a top priority for Romney, even … Continue reading
White House threatens veto on health care repeal – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has issued a veto threat for a House bill to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care law. The White House says the repeal would cost millions of American families the security of affordable health … Continue reading
An essential health care change you may have missed – YAHOO!
But the proposed rules change could also drive up costs at hospitals, and they could be extended to all hospitals, if a well-known politician can get another health care act passed. In a complaint, Swanson claims Accretive Health used a … Continue reading