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Polls Highlight Split on Health Care Law
New York Times Digital reports: "One year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the public remains confused about the legislation, divided on its passage and unconvinced that it will improve health care. And a...
What A Difference A Year Makes
Kaiser Health News reports: "One year ago, the House of Representatives approved the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which had passed the Senate the previous Christmas Eve -- at four in the morning, by one vote. Two days later, President Barack Obama...
House Committee Probes ‘Nightmare’ Long-Term Care Program
A.M. Best Company, Inc. reports: "The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health took aim at a government-run long-term care program included in the Affordable Care Act, with members questioning whether it should -- or can -- even get off the ground....
Study: Homeless Patients Cost $2,500 More Than The Average Patient For Each Hospital Stay
NewsRx reports: "Homeless patients cost about $2,500 more per hospital stay than the average patient, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. Homeless people with medical or surgical problems arrive at the hospital with underlying health...
Health Savings Accounts Offer Consumers a Way to Save Tax Free for Medical Care
Business Wire reports: "As you sit down to do your taxes this year, take a look at line 25 on Form 1040. It reads “Health savings account deduction,” which can mean more affordable health care coverage for your family with tax advantages to boot. You can count...
More Americans Losing Their Health Benefits
Consumer Affairs.com reports: Losing your job is bad enough. But in the U.S., where health benefits are usually obtained through an employer, losing your job means losing your health benefits. Not a viable option. In addition, purchasing individual coverage was not a...
A compilation from Aetna of health care-related developments in Washington, D.C. and state legislatures across the country
Aetna reports: "Week of March 14, 2011 With a law as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), unintended consequences are always a concern. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that the physician community is witnessing the emergence of...
Groups cheer U.S. House’s vote to repeal 1099 tax reporting rule
IFA Webnews.com reports: Insurance industry trade groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill to repeal the 1099 provision of the health care reform. H.R. 4, the bill to repeal the 1099 provision, passed 314-112, in a decision favored by the...
Health Reform Ruling Appealed; Expedited Hearing Expected
Insurance News Net reports: "The Obama administration officially appealed a federal judge's order overturning the Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for further legal proceedings within months. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for expedited appeal...
Justice Dept. asks court for speedy review of health care reform law
CNN reports: "Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. appeals court has been asked by the Justice Department to speed up consideration of the sweeping health care reform law's constitutionality. The request followed a ruling by a federal judge in Florida in January declaring the...