Health Care Law 
Texas Rejects Medicaid Expansion In Health Law – NPR News
See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Texas is saying no to key parts of the federal health care law. Today, Governor Rick Perry said Texas will not create a state exchange for people … Continue reading
The Future of the Affordable Care Act: Uncertain, At Best – Time
There are two health care-related sideshows playing out in Washington. One is a semantic argument about whether the fine for not having health insurance under Obamacare is a “penalty,” as the law’s author’s originally claimed, …
WellPoint to Acquire Amerigroup Amid Health Care Overhaul – New York Times
… demonstrates the increasing consolidation of health insurers at a time of significant change as the federal health care law, the Affordable Care Act, has put enormous pressure on those in the industry to better control costs. WellPoint is …
House set for health care law repeal vote – CBS News
(CBS News) The House of Representatives will vote this week to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law. The vote, which was announced by House Republican leaders immediately following the U.S. Supreme Court’s health care ruling, will be …
DCCC launches ad campaign against House Republicans over health care – CNN
(CNN) – The Democratic campaign arm for the U.S. House of Representatives released a series of new online ads Monday, attacking certain House Republicans over their opposition to the federal health care law. The web videos come the same week … Continue reading
Texas rejects 2 pillars of federal health care overhaul – Boston Herald
The rejection had been widely expected, and Perry’s letter echoed similar pronouncements by other conservative Republican governors as well as the GOP’s overall opposition to the health care law. “If anyone was in doubt, we in Texas have …
Can IRS police both taxes and health care law? – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can the Internal Revenue Service police President Barack Obama’s health care mandate while simultaneously collecting all the taxes for running the federal government? The question is being renewed in the wake of the Supreme …
Good News for Mental Illness in Health Law – New York Times
Americans with mental illness had good reason to celebrate when the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The law promises to give them something they have never had before: near-universal health insurance, not just for …
Christie Delays Decisions on Health-Care Law – Wall Street Journal
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he is still deciding whether his state will implement two provisions of the national health-care law championed by President Barack Obama. Christie said plans to make up his mind on authorizing state-run …
Texas Gov. Perry says no to health care expansion – CBS News
(CBS News) Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, is the latest governor to opt-out of major aspects of the health care law. Perry indicated that he “has no intention” of expanding Medicaid or putting in place a state-based health insurance exchange …
