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States' rights bills surge in GOP states
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One bill would make it a felony to enforce the new federal health care law, punishable by up to five years in prison. Another prohibits a physician from asking a patient about firearms. Yet another is designed to curb the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms, Environmental Issues, Elections
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Health care reform is cutting costs, improving care
This week marks the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For Marylanders, that means a health care system that is stronger than it was three years ago, and a future that looks even brighter. Marylanders who have health insurance now have more...Tags: Government Health Care, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Insurance Cost
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CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office analysis said the government will run a $845...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Insurance Cost
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Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers back medical device tax repeal
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania lawmakers from both parties are supporting the renewed push to repeal a tax on medical device sales created to help pay for the 2010 health care law. While Republicans U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent have been advocates for...Tags: Charlie Dent, Crime, Law and Justice, Allyson Y Schwartz, Patrick J. Toomey, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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Insurance groups say new health care law equals big price increases
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Health insurance groups Friday told lawmakers that health insurance costs are going to go up no matter what under the federal health care law. “For any individual plan, any individual person, that overall effect on premiums is... -
Indiana prepares to go another round with feds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — By turns, Indiana leaders have either chosen, begrudgingly, to work with Washington or fight it outright, and this year is no exception. Republican Gov. Mike Pence's fiery letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary...
Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress, Planned Parenthood, Medicaid
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Tom Firey: A good reason to oppose Obamacare
Some supporters of the nation’s new health care law insist that its critics are motivated solely by politics and have no good reason for their opposition. In fact, serious critics have raised many legitimate concerns about the law, which is formally...Tags: Employment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, Employment Opportunities
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Sen. GOP leader seeks Medicaid expansion via HIP
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Senate Health Chairwoman Pat Miller said Friday that Indiana's health savings account program should be used to meet the requirements of the new federal Medicaid expansion. Miller, R-Indianapolis, is drafting a proposal that...
Tags: Republican Party, Executive Branch, Mitch Daniels, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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GOP governors walk balance beam on health law
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Medicaid, Insurance, Lawyers
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Scott ‘hopeful’ about Medicaid reforms after meeting with Sibelius
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — During what he called a “hopefully productive meeting,” Gov. Rick Scott made a pitch to federal officials on Monday for a Florida proposal to serve the state’s 3.3 million... -
Appeals court to rehear health care challenge
A federal appeals court in Richmond is set to rehear Liberty University's challenge to the Obama administration's health care law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a Feb. 27 deadline for the Lynchburg university's brief in the case and oral...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Lawyers, Justice System
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Medicare, the beloved budget buster
While President Obama spars with congressional Republicans over whether to raise taxes, advocates for the elderly have been girding for a fight that promises to be at least as intense: what to do about the rising cost of Medicare, the federal health...
Tags: Barack Obama, Government Health Care, Medicare, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace
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