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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow private entities to patent genes they have isolated and identified, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for genetic research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-court-case-gene-patents.html Genetics Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:10:01 EST news285046962 The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of investors seeking to join a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Amgen for downplaying safety concerns about two anemia drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-court-amgen-class-action.html Medications Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:00:01 EST news281248021 The massacre of 26 people, mostly young children, at a US school has revived the perennial debate about the impact of violent videogames on the warped minds of gunmen behind such tragedies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-revives-debate-videogame-violence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:29:27 EST news275138961 Many health care systems across the US have declined to participate in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, developed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to improve efficiency and quality of health care delivery. In a groundbreaking collection of commentaries in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, representatives of six leading health care organizations write about the challenges of reducing health care costs while improving health care quality. They further explain why they did or did not choose to participate in one of the two models now operational at CMS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-hcos-opportunities-quest-quality.html Health Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:02 EST news263057500 US health insurer WellPoint is buying Amerigroup, a manager of publicly funded health programs, for about $4.9 billion, the companies said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-health-wellpoint-amerigroup.html Health Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:49:32 EST news261049764 A top aide to White House hopeful Mitt Romney thrust a wrench Monday into the Republican attack line that President Barack Obama's individual health insurance mandate is a tax, arguing it's actually a penalty. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-aide-romney-health-mandate-tax.html Health Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:25:50 EST news260447145 A total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage, a trend that has been rising in the past 15 years, said a US survey published Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-million-americans-lack-health.html Health Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:12:42 EST news259297954 With the US Supreme Court set to rule within days on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care reforms many Americans are fearful of the political fallout of the decision. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-court-health-reforms-hotly.html Health Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:57:09 EST news259210624 The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that generic drug makers can challenge big-name pharmaceutical firms in court to stop them from broadening the scope of their patent descriptions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-supreme-court-drug-makers.html Medications Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:33:23 EST news253927980 US President Barack Obama on Monday challenged the "unelected" Supreme Court not to take the "extraordinary" and "unprecedented" step of overturning his landmark health reform law. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obama-supreme-court-health-law.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:04:55 EST news252605089 The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether President Barack Obama's landmark health care law should be struck down if its key requirement that all Americans buy insurance is declared unconstitutional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-day-supreme-court-health-law.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:57:07 EST news252154620 A US Supreme Court justice seen as a key swing vote challenged landmark health care reforms Tuesday, as arguments focused on whether Americans can be forced to buy health insurance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-supreme-court-health-mandate.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:22:12 EST news252076915 The US Supreme Court Tuesday took up the most contentious part of President Barack Obama's landmark health care reform, hearing arguments on whether it is constitutional to require Americans to buy insurance coverage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-court-heart-health-reform-debate.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:57:05 EST news252071820 The US Supreme Court appeared set to press ahead with an explosive review of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law Monday at the start of three days of complex hearings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-supreme-court-health-reform-case.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:12:01 EST news251997115 Amid anticipation akin to a major sports event, the US Supreme Court begins hearing arguments Monday on President Barack Obama's landmark health reform, a case with huge implications for the nation and 2012 elections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-supreme-court-key-health-overhaul.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:05:33 EST news251957127 A dozen people camped out in front of the US Supreme Court overnight into Saturday to make sure they would get a first glimpse of a historic hearing into the president's health reform law next week. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-high-court-health.html Health Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:15:51 EST news251835336 The US law that extends health insurance coverage to most Americans, dubbed "Obamacare" by its detractors, is 2,400 pages long but only certain points have been challenged before the US Supreme Court. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-obama-health-law.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:36:25 EST news251696177 They're both 37 years old, both married, and both mothers of a seriously ill child. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mothers-view-obama-health-reforms.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:35:47 EST news251696141 Biotechnology industry officials are warning that a US Supreme Court ruling on patent rights this week could have a chilling effect on the development of personalized medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-supreme-court-blood-patents.html Other Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:51:37 EST news251563891 The US Supreme Court Monday overturned a California law that set strict standards for slaughtering and selling the meat of sick and injured animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-supreme-court-overturns-california-meat.html Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:04:20 EST news246549823 The US Supreme Court will hear evidence challenging President Barack Obama's health care reform -- which has come under fire from Republicans -- over three days in March, a spokeswoman said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-supreme-court-obama-health-reform.html Health Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:32:27 EST news243534736 The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to take up the case of President Barack Obama's landmark health care reform, which has come under fire from rival Republicans, in a move which could weigh on next year's elections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-supreme-court-obama-health.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:58:44 EST news240494313 A US appeals court panel Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul, in the latest legal challenge to the law which is expected to end up at the Supreme Court. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-appeals-panel-obama-health-law.html Health Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:22:55 EST news239980968 The US Supreme Court will decide on November 10 whether or not to take up the case of President Barack Obama's historic health care law, court sources said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-supreme-court-nov-health-case.html Health Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:29:50 EST news238872559 Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled a bill Thursday that would block funding for President Barack Obama's health care reform as long as it is contested in the courts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-republicans-block-funds-health-reform.html Health Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:56:55 EST news236534206 President Barack Obama's administration Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to uphold his historic health care law, likely sparking an explosive legal showdown in the heat of the 2012 election. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-obama-supreme-court-health.html Health Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:50:01 EST news236446546 The Obama administration said Tuesday it would not ask a US appeals court to reconsider its finding that part of the landmark health reform bill is unconstitutional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-wont-court-health.html Health Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:03:33 EST news236343799 A second US appeals court upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul Thursday, but an earlier ruling against the plan means his signature reform is destined for the Supreme Court. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-court-blocks-obama-healthcare-law.html Health Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:49:24 EST news234715748 A US court has dealt a new blow to the health care reform law seen as President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement, declaring its centerpiece provision unconstitutional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-court-health-law-provision-unconstitutional.html Health Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:30:11 EST news232381796