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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...
Obama Administration Seeks Fast Appeal of Health-Care Ruling
Bloomberg Businessweek reports: "March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Justice Department is seeking an expedited appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Lawyers for the federal government today said in an...
Why Are People Shocked?
The Huffington Post reports: "There has been a strange lull in the healthcare discussion in this country. Certainly the events in the Middle East and the recent good jobs report have taken the news spotlight off of healthcare reform. While the debate over repealing...
Confused by your health options? Reform could make it worse
Sun Sentinel.com reports: "Proponents of the new health care law claim to have seen the future of American health care — and they say it's a lot like air travel. According to some, come January 2014, choosing a health insurance plan in the new exchanges will be as...
GOP Governors And Obama At Impasse Over Medicaid
Source: Associated Press "WASHINGTON -- Strained state budgets and a new crew of Republican governors have combined to reopen the debate over Medicaid, the health care program for the poorest and sickest Americans. GOP governors want control of the purse strings and...
As health costs soar, Mass. seeks solution
Stateline reports: "WASHINGTON — One of the most familiar criticisms of the new national health-care law is that it does little to contain costs. And that’s true: The primary goal is to provide universal access to health insurance. Cost controls are supposed to come...
Poll: Most Oppose Cutting Funding for Health Care Reforms
CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto reports: A majority of the public disapproves of the Republican idea to cut off funding for health care reform, a new CBS News poll shows - although...
Illinois governor still backs Obama’s health law
Bloomberg Businessweek reports: "Illinois forged ahead with implementing the nation's new health care law Wednesday with support from its Democratic governor. Just back from a national governors meeting in Washington, Gov. Pat Quinn started reviewing a plan to roll...