by Associated Press Published: May 22,2012
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AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans. Roman Catholic groups across the nation filed 12 lawsuits yesterday. One was filed in federal court in the southern half of Mississippi. “This lawsuit is an [...] [...]
Federal appeals court has not yet considered case WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned down the first preliminary challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The decision Monday to reject an appeal from a former Republican state lawmaker in California was no surprise because a federal appeals court has yet to consider the [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Republicans say they’ll repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, but tinker and tweak is as far as they’re likely to get. And that might not be a bad thing if you’re a GOP strategist. It keeps the issue Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls the “tipping point” in the midterm [...] [...]
Source: The American Medical Association Health care reform, in combination with economic factors and other trends, is expected to speed consolidation of health insurers and hospitals, leaving physicians to figure out how they should adapt, reports the American Medical Association. The prospect for mergers and acquisitions throughout the industry is high thanks not only to [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — First it was President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that divided the nation. Now it’s the Republican cry for repeal. An Associated Press-GfK poll found likely voters evenly split on whether the law should be scrapped or retooled to make even bigger changes in the way Americans get their health care. Tea party [...] [...]
State exchange plans must be approved by Jan. 1, 2013 Source: amednews.com WASHINGTON — California has become the first state to create a health insurance marketplace as envisioned under the national health reform law. “Every state is going to have to have some sort of legislative action on this,” said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, [...] [...]
A Florida judge ruled Thursday that U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn health care reform, according to Reuters. Mississippi has joined Florida and 18 other states participating in the suit. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had said at a hearing last month that he would block efforts by the Justice Department [...] [...]
Bloomberg Business News reports that almost one million workers won’t get a consumer protection in U.S. health law meant to cap insurance costs because the government exempted their employers. Thirty companies and organizations, including McDonald’s (MCD) and Jack in the Box (JACK), won’t be required to raise the minimum annual benefit included in low-cost health [...] [...]
“Make no sense/ That common sense/ don’t make no sense no more.” John Prine wrote those lines, and sadly, much of the big debate on health reform “don’t make no sense” to me. A government with less money than GM and Bank of America stands poised to embark on a new $900-billion spending program, and [...] [...]
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