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Supreme Court misunderstanding on health overhaul?

(AP) -- A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law's insurance requirement is ...

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Windfall for Massachusetts hospitals is questioned

(AP) -- An obscure provision tucked into the federal health care law has turned into a jackpot for Massachusetts hospitals, but officials in other states are upset because the money will come from their hospitals.

Health created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits

(AP)—President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. But fighting that battle in court, after a ...

Health created Apr 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Romney threads position on health law 'tax'

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has appeared to contradict previous campaign statements by saying President Barack Obama's health reform law entails a "tax" and not a penalty.

Health created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health care overhaul rolls on despite budget havoc

(AP)—Wondering whether the government's automatic budget cuts will slow down President Barack Obama's health care law?

Health created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds take lead on health insurance exchanges

(HealthDay)—More than half the states in the nation have decided against creating on their own one of the most complex yet vital parts of the massive 2010 health reform law, which was championed by President ...

Health created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32 pct

(AP)—The nation's leading group of financial risk analysts says medical claims costs—the biggest driver of insurance premiums—will jump an average 32 percent for individual policies under President Barack Obama's health ...

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combative Obama warns Supreme Court on health law

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.

Health created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Some families to be priced out of health overhaul

(AP)—Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President Barack Obama's overhaul law.

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not

(AP) -- Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.

Health created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 8

Tax penalty to hit nearly 6M uninsured people

(AP)—Congressional budget analysts are now estimating that nearly 6 million Americans—most of them in the middle class—will have to pay a tax penalty for not getting health insurance once President Barack Obama's health ...

Health created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rejecting 'Obamacare' would be 'grave and profound'

Neal Katyal, who as acting US Solicitor General defended the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's flagship health reform in lower courts, has warned in an interview with AFP of "grave" and "profound" consequences ...

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States file suit over Obama's birth control plan

Seven US states have filed a lawsuit challenging a requirement in President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law that religious organizations provide insurance covering birth control.

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Obamacare ruling restores faith in US Supreme Court

With Chief Justice John Roberts' decisive swing vote to uphold "Obamacare," the conservative-majority US Supreme Court has seen its reputation as an independent final arbiter restored, experts say.

Health created Jul 01, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Obama 'fit at fifty': medical report

US President Barack Obama is "fit at fifty" after improving his cholesterol readings and kicking his smoking habit, according to results of his latest medical exam released Monday.

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