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Obama Turns To Comedians To Promote Health Coverage
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Who needs jocks when you've got Jennifer Hudson and Amy Poehler?
That seems to be the message coming out of the White House following a star-studded meeting yesterday led by White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. Its mission: Figure out how to help promote the Affordable Care Act.
Among those ...
State Laws Limiting Abortion May Face Challenges On 20-Week Limit
Monday, July 22, 2013
Banning abortions after a specific point in pregnancy has been a popular trend in the states this year. Last week, GOP Gov. Rick Perry made Texas the 12th state to ban most abortions after 20 weeks.
But how states define the starting point for that 20 weeks may cause ...
White House Muddles Obamacare Messaging — Again
Friday, July 19, 2013
This summer was supposed to be a time to reintroduce the public to the Affordable Care Act and teach people how to sign up for benefits this fall.
But that's not what's happening.
Instead, earlier this month, the Obama administration decided to delay some key pieces ...
Texas Abortion Fight Is Just One Of Many This Year
Friday, July 12, 2013
The eyes of the nation may be on Texas, as legislators fight over whether to impose strict new regulations on abortion and those who provide it. But a report on abortion laws and regulation across the country finds that the Lone Star State isn't alone.
Messy Rollout Of Health Law Echoes Medicare Drug Expansion
Friday, July 12, 2013
It hasn't been a good week for the Affordable Care Act. After announcements by the administration of several delays of key portions of the law, Republicans returned to Capitol Hill and began piling on.
"This law is literally just unraveling before our eyes," said Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at ...
GOP Says, Why Not Delay That Health Care Law, Like, Forever?
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Sensing that recent delays in key portions of the Affordable Care Act have caught the Obama administration at a weak point in its rollout of the law, Republicans in Congress are doubling down on their efforts to cripple the measure, at least in the eyes of the public if not ...
Catholics Split Again On Coverage For Birth Control
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Two prominent Catholic groups are finding themselves, once again, on opposite sides of a key issue regarding the Affordable Care Act.
Three years ago, the Catholic Health Association, whose members run hospitals and nursing homes across the country, backed passage of the health law. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, ...
Delay For Insurance Mandate Pleases Businesses
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
The Obama administration's decision late Tuesday to postpone the requirement for employers with 50 or more workers to offer health coverage or risk fines has satisfied some key members of the coalition that supported the law.
But the one-year reprieve also raises new questions about the administration's ability to get ...
You Ask, We Answer: Demystifying The Affordable Care Act
Monday, July 01, 2013
The biggest changes in health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act are set to begin less than three months from now. Oct. 1 is when people can start signing up for coverage in new state health exchanges. The policies would kick in on Jan. 1, 2014.
It can all ...
Administration Clarifies Insurance Rules For Contraceptives
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Obama administration is moving to end a long-running controversy over making no-cost birth control available under the federal health law.
Under final rules issued Friday, most employers will have to provide contraception — at no charge to employees — as part of their health insurance plans. And while ...
Maine Once Again Allows Mail-Order Canadian Drugs To Cut Costs
Thursday, June 27, 2013
It's deja vu all over again in Maine.
For the first time in years, a state has acted to allow its citizens to purchase prescription drugs by mail from other countries. The idea is to take advantage of those nations' lower prices, which can be half the cost of those ...
Could LeBron and RGIII Help Sell The Affordable Care Act?
Monday, June 24, 2013
Who's going to be more successful at selling health insurance to young men this fall: NBA MVP LeBron James, NFL rookie of the year Robert Griffin III, or Mom? If officials at the Department of Health and Human Services get their way, all may be drafted.
"We're having discussions, active ...
FDA OKs Prescription-Free Plan B For All Ages, Ending Battle
Friday, June 21, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration Thursday evening approved over-the-counter sale, with no age restrictions, of Plan B One-Step. That's the morning-after pill whose status has been the subject of a dozen years of political wrangling and legal dispute.
The action came after a court order issued in April by ...
With Health Exchanges Poised To Open, PR Push Draws Scrutiny
Friday, June 21, 2013
This weekend marks 100 days until people can begin signing up for new health insurance coverage under the federal health care law. It also marks another milestone: the launch of an enormous public relations effort to find people eligible for new coverage and urge them to sign up when the ...
House Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The House has passed one of the most far-reaching abortion bills in decades. But it's unlikely to ever become law.
By a mostly party-line vote Tuesday of 228-196, lawmakers passed the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which would ban nearly all abortions starting 20 weeks after fertilization.
"At 20 ...