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Cuccinelli, Coakley to debate federal health care lawWashington Post (blog)By Laura Vozzella Two state attorneys general with opposing views on the federal health care law will square off next week at the National Press Club. Cuccinelli, who is running for governor, and Coakley will appear at 10 am Thursday at the National …and more » View [...]

TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma federal judge on Jan. 30 affirmed that an insurance company properly determined the amount of benefits a patient’s health care providers were owed for providing out-of-network services (McKel E. Mock v. Principal Life Insurance Co., No. 08-769, N.D. Okla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10544). View full post on LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ [...]

TheStreet.com Many states aren't ready for looming health law changesBoston HeraldBy Marilyn Werber Serafini / Kaiser Health News The 2010 health law's biggest changes don't take effect until 2014, when states and insurers must be ready to begin signing up an estimated 32 million people in Medicaid and private insurance.States to get socked with Medicaid [...]

Los Angeles Times Health law delivers $2.1 billion in savings on drugs for seniorsLos Angeles TimesBy Noam N. Levey In the first full year of the new healthcare law, 3.6 million people in the government Medicare program saved $2.1 billion on prescription drugs in 2011, the Obama administration announced Thursday. The savings are one of [...]

Los Angeles Times New health law delivers $2.1 billion in Medicare savings on drugsLos Angeles TimesBy Noam N. Levey In the first full year of the new healthcare law, 3.6 million people in the government Medicare program saved $2.1 billion on prescription drugs in 2011, the Obama administration announced Thursday. The savings are one of [...]

Health reform law saves $2.1 billion for 3.6 million Americans with MedicareMarketWatch (press release)According to a new report issued today from HHS, the average person with Medicare will save nearly $4200 by 2021 because of the new law. "The Affordable Care Act is already saving money for millions of Americans with Medicare," said HHS Secretary [...]

House votes to repeal long-term care program in health care lawWashington PostWASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. The House vote comes months after the Obama administration …and more » View full post on [...]

TPMDC House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care lawThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. The House vote comes months after the Obama …House votes to repeal part [...]

ABC News Will Holy War Over Health Care Law Cost Obama the Catholic Vote?Fox News (blog)Catholics are fired up over new rules implementing Obama's health care reform law forcing Catholic universities, hospitals, and charities to provide insurance for their employees covering contraception — even though that violates church teachings.Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government on Jan. 27 filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, saying cases pending before the court challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) do not present an occasion to consider issues of severability because the minimum coverage provision contained in the act is constitutional (Florida, et [...]