Insurance Law

Q&A: What does the health care law mean for you? – Newsday

WASHINGTON – (AP) — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even … Continue reading

‘Tax’ Designation That Saved Health Care Law Being Used To Fight Obama – NPR News

In 2009, as President Obama was trying to convince Congress to pass his health care legislation, he stridently refused to characterize as a “tax” the penalty that would be imposed for not obtaining insurance under the law’s individual mandate.

Q&A: Now and later, the health care law’s far-reaching impact on American lives – Orlando Sentinel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even for … Continue reading

Q&A: What does the health care law mean for you? – AP – msnbc.com

Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even for patients with serious … Continue reading

Gov. Jindal: La. won’t implement health care law – USA Today

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is sticking with his refusal to set up a health insurance exchange as required by President Obama’s health care law. Jindal, mentioned as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, said today he won’t implement what … Continue reading

Supreme Intervention Saves Health Care Law – Voice of America

The mandate in the health care law requires Americans to buy health insurance by 2014 or face a penalty levied by the federal government. Chief Justice John Roberts formed an unusual alliance with the high court’s four reliably liberal …

Health insurance charge is a ‘penalty,’ not a tax, White House insists – Cleveland Plain Dealer

White House press secretary Jay Carney says the law will create a “penalty” that will affect about 1 percent of those who refuse to get health insurance. He says the penalty was modeled after the one put in place in … Continue reading

UH Law Center health law experts weigh in on Affordable Care Act – YAHOO!

authorizing coverage for children up to age 26 on their parents’ insurance, removal of the lifetime caps on coverage–but most of the important and expensive provisions will be phased in starting in 2014. The University of Houston Law Center is … Continue reading

Health care reform: How it impacts your insurance coverage – Yahoo Finance

Tens of millions more consumers either buy their own private insurance or are covered by government programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare. Several key mandates of health reform have already gone into effect since the law passed in 2010.

White House: Health care law creates a ‘penalty,’ not a tax on those refusing to get insurance – Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing back against questions about whether President Barack Obama’s health care law would mean new taxes for many people. A day after the Supreme Court upheld the law, White House press secretary Jay Carney … Continue reading