Insurance Law

What Romney should do on health care – Daily Caller

Americans believe in second chances. Mitt Romney will get his if the Supreme Court rules to throw out part, or all, of the president’s federal health insurance law. Should Romney propose replacing it with a federal version of the Massachusetts … Continue reading

Senior Democrat says health care law can continue without mandate, The Hill says – Yahoo Finance

The health insurance reform law will not be derailed if the Supreme Court strikes down the law’s individual mandate, Rep. Jan Schakowsky the chief deputy whip for House Democrats, said on the Bill Press radio show yesterday, according to The … Continue reading

Health Insurance Plans Owe $1.1 Billion in Rebates (Washn) – nola.com

(c) 2012, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON — Millions of consumers and businesses will receive $1.1 billion in rebates this summer from health insurance plans that failed to meet a requirement of the new health-care law, according to the Health and … Continue reading

Not Just Insurance Is at Stake – Wall Street Journal

The law’s central purpose is to expand insurance coverage to more than 30 million people. But it also reworks how consumers and businesses pay taxes and changes how the government reimburses health-care providers. It contains funding for a broad …

Supreme Court’s health law decision to have major impact on insurers – McClatchy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold or strike down the 2010 health care law could bolster – or undo – the most far-reaching changes ever legislated for the insurance industry and its customers. A host of popular consumer … Continue reading

Poll: Just a third favor Obama health care law – Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the 2010 law in the next week or so. Most of the law’s major changes aimed at extending health insurance to more than 30 million Americans who now lack coverage have yet … Continue reading

Millions still go without insurance if law ruled OK – Chattanooga Times Free Press

One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama’s health care overhaul isn’t who the law will cover, but rather who it won’t. If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million …

Families USA reports 26,000 working-age Americans die prematurely because they lack health insurance – New York Daily News

If you lack health care coverage, take note: having no insurance can kill you … should the Supreme Court choose to overturn President Obama’s health care law . “Lives are truly on the line,” Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack … Continue reading

Poll: Just 1 in 3 backs Obama health care law – AP – msnbc.com

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the 2010 law in the next week or so. Most of the law’s major changes aimed at extending health insurance to more than 30 million Americans who now lack coverage have yet … Continue reading

Obama Administration Finds 3.1 Million Young Adults Gained Coverage Under Law – Medscape News

June 19, 2012 — More than 3 million young adults have gained insurance coverage under the health law, according to the latest government estimate. Obama administration officials touted the benefit Tuesday as an example of how the law is making … Continue reading