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The Power to Block the Affordable Care Act
JAMA reports: "Health care reform remains precarious in the United States, with intense political disagreement about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Former Governor Romney vows to “repeal and replace” President Obama's signature domestic achievement.1 Although repeal...
The IPAB: The Center Of A Political Clash Over How To Change Medicare
Kaiser Health News reports: "It sounds like a new Apple product, but IPAB is actually a controversial board that is at the heart of House Republicans' efforts to upend the 2010 federal health law--or at least make it a strong campaign issue. The Independent Payment...
How The Health Law Might Be Changed By The Next President
Kaiser Health News reports: "On the presidential campaign trail, Republican Mitt Romney has repeatedly called for repeal of the 2010 health law and President Barack Obama has vowed to implement it. Yet both men could face obstacles: Romney may be stymied by the lack...
Health Care: Repeal and Replace Obamacare
MittRomney.com reports: "Health care is more than just one-sixth of the American economy. It is an essential source of well-being for individuals and families. Our health care system is blessed with many extraordinary strengths. It produces and attracts the best and...
This Election Is All About Health Care
Bloomberg reports: "According to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 55 percent of registered voters say the outcome of this election will make “a great deal of difference” in their lives. That’s a 10 percentage point increase over the 2004 election, and...
Reform isn’t impacting employer-sponsored coverage
Benefitspro reports: "A new study finds employer-sponsored health plans aren’t going anywhere—at least for another few years. Amid the debate over what impact the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have on employee health coverage, the new survey out from...
Employees Seek More Voluntary Benefits
Insurance News Net reports: "A new MetLife study found that while most employers are not cutting back on employee benefits, they are largely not increasing the available benefits even as employees say they would be willing to pay more for those benefits. In...
Health Care Reform And The 47 Percent
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s secretly videoed remarks regarding the number of Americans “dependent upon government” have sparked a great deal of debate over who in the public receives what from the state. The Census Bureau’s latest figures confirm...
Most see health law being implemented
Benefitspro reports: "They may not like it, but they don't see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama's health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging from minor to major alterations, an Associated Press-GfK poll...
Plain Language In Health Insurance Act Goes Into Effect
Insurance News Net reports: "Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today announced that his "Plain Language in Health Insurance Act" is going into effect. The bill requires health insurers to write healthcare documents in simple, easy-to-understand language. The goal of the act...