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A Guide To Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements

Companies providing health insurance coverage for birth control, the «Plan B» pill and others for women is still being actively disputed in federal courts.

18 сентября, 2013

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A Guide To Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements

Even with so much attention focused on the Oct. 1 launch of the health law's state insurance exchanges, one of the Affordable Care Act's most controversial elements is still percolating through the nation's legal system. The Department of Health and Human Services regulation requiring that many companies -- including religious ones -- with more

FAQ: How Will The Individual Mandate Work?

Despite all that attention to the mandate, 26 percent of Americans aren’t aware of the requirement or didn’t think the law included it.

05 сентября, 2013

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FAQ: How Will The Individual Mandate Work?

The federal health law's individual mandate, one of the key building blocks of the insurance overhaul, remains controversial as the October start date approaches for enrolling in new online marketplaces. Individuals who don't get insurance through work will shop for insurance on these websites for policies that will take effect in January. The

Five Things To Know About Obamacare Premiums: A Guide For The Perplexed

«Premiums will skyrocket next year!» «Premiums will be lower than expected!» «Premiums will be about the same!» read the confusing headlines.

29 августа, 2013

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Five Things To Know About Obamacare Premiums: A Guide For The Perplexed

Premiums will skyrocket next year! Premiums will be lower than expected! Premiums will be about the same! Consumers are understandably confused after weeks of conflicting pronouncements about the expected cost of plans, for individuals and small groups, to be sold in new online insurance marketplaces under the federal health law beginning Oct.

Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions

In this June 27, 2012 photograph, anti-abortion advocates stand outside Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, singing and praying for their patients, and «counseling» them to reject abortion. Texas passed laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period and requiring all women seeking an abortion to undergo a fetal ultrasound.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Anti-abortion forces in Texas achieved a […]

04 апреля, 2013

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Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions

Anti-abortion forces in Texas achieved a major triumph in 2011, the last time the state legislature convened. They passed laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period and requiring all women seeking an abortion to undergo a fetal ultrasound. The idea was to force down abortion rates by changing women’s minds. A

New Med School Aims To Train Primary Care Docs

Doctor Steve Mo, left, listens to the heart beat of Concepcion Reyes in Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, April 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Michael Ellison has a tough assignment. He’s the associate dean of admissions choosing the first class of a brand new medical school, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University […]

02 апреля, 2013

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Michael Ellison has a tough assignment. He's the associate dean of admissions choosing the first class of a brand new medical school, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. It’s a school with a very specific mission: minting new doctors who want to go into primary care practice. “We have over 1,600

House Panel Examines Nuts & Bolts Of Changing Traditional Medicare

Dr. Winslow Murdoch, right, examines patient Joseph Balinski at his West Chester, Pa. office Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. Murdoch doesn’t accept any insurance and instead has patients pay him a monthly retainer in an arrangement commonly referred to as a «concierge practice.» (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower) Outside of the heat of election season, a House […]

27 февраля, 2013

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Outside of the heat of election season, a House subcommittee chaired by Rep. Kevin Brady, began examining options Tuesday for cost savings in traditional Medicare. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Jackie Judd discuss the proceedings. JACKIE JUDD: