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After decades of failed attempts by a string of Democratic presidents and a year of bitter partisan combat, President Obama signed legislation on March 23, 2010 to overhaul the nations health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of Americans. The health care law seeks to extend insurance to more than 30 million people, primarily by expanding Medicaid and providing federal subsidies to help lower- and middle-income Americans buy private coverage. It will create insurance exchanges for those buying individual policies and prohibit insurers from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions. To reduce the soaring cost of Medicare, it creates a panel of experts to limit government reimbursement to only those treatments shown to be effective, and creates incentives for providers bundle' services rather than charge by individual procedure. The law will cost the government about $938 billion over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which has also estimated that it will reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over a decade. It was the largest single legislative achievement of Mr. Obamas first two years in office, and the most controversial. Not a single Republican voted for the final version, and Republicans across the country campaigned on a promise to repeal the bill. In January 2011, shortly after they took control of the House, Republicans voted 245 to 189 in favor of repeal, in what both sides agreed was largely a symbolic act, given Democratic control of the Senate and White House. A Major Setback Since the new health care law was signed, it has been under attack in court, in Congress and in many state legislatures. In October 2011, it suffered another setback when the Obama administration announced that it was scrapping a long-term care insurance program created by the new law because it was too costly and would not work. The program, known as Community Living Assistance Services and Supports, or Class, was intended for people with chronic illnesses or severe disabilities who wanted to live in the community, though benefits could also have been used to help pay for nursing home care or assisted living. Read More...
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The trade group for insurers files a legal brief on the health care law.
October 26, 2011
Paul D. Clement, who has appeared before the Supreme Court 49 times, for the government and against, is likely to add one more case the challenge to the health care overhaul law.
October 26, 2011
Proposed Changes in the Final Health Care Bill A look at key provisions of the Senate bill and the changes proposed in the reconciliation bill passed by the House Sunday.
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Declaring certain requirements obsolete or burdensome, the Obama administration proposed changes it said would save health care providers about $1.1 billion annually.
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After passing a landmark health bill, Massachusetts is now looking to become the first state to radically change the way health care providers are paid.
October 18, 2011
In an attempt to crowd-source a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit, FreedomWorks, a libertarian group, says it found broad support for repealing Obamacare.
October 18, 2011
The Obama administration says a long-term care program, known as Class, would be too costly.
October 15, 2011
The bill would prohibit using federal funds made available through the new health care law to buy health insurance policies that offer abortions.
October 14, 2011
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October 13, 2011
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October 11, 2011
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October 10, 2011
The National Academy of Sciences said the cost of any new benefits that must be provided by insurance plans under the health care overhaul should be offset by savings elsewhere.
October 7, 2011
A series of missteps led to the posting of personal data about nearly 20,000 Stanford Hospital patients on the Web, the hospital and private contractors say.
October 6, 2011
Investigators from the Government Accountability Office said Medicare officials had been slow to recognize and act on the evidence of abuse, which is to be presented at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
October 4, 2011
As the court returns to the bench on Monday, it faces a docket with fewer big civil cases and a possible challenge to the health care overhaul.
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While Gov. Rick Perry of Texas regularly bashes others health insurance plans, his own state faces a staggering crisis in coverage, with one-quarter of the population uninsured.
September 30, 2011
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September 30, 2011
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The unexpectedly quick development makes it all but certain that the court will soon agree to hear one or more cases involving the Obama administrations health care overhaul.
September 29, 2011
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On Wednesday, the administration agreed to seek a swift review of President Obama's health care law by the Supreme Court.
September 29, 2011
The Supreme Court is likely to decide the fate of the Obama administration's health care overhaul by June 2012.
September 29, 2011
The cost of health insurance this year rose more steeply than in previous years, outstripping wages and adding uncertainty about the pace of growing costs.
September 28, 2011
Young adults, long the group most likely to be uninsured, are gaining health coverage faster than expected since the 2010 health law began allowing parents to cover them as dependents on family policies.
September 22, 2011
President Obama asserts that, in cutting Medicare and Medicaid, he can whack health care providers while protecting beneficiaries. But experts say it is not so simple.
September 21, 2011
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September 20, 2011
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As deadlines pass to qualify for early federal assistance, Senate Republicans are resisting setting up a mandatory state insurance exchange.
September 12, 2011
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A breach involving a California hospital led to the public posting of medical records for 20,000 emergency room patients on a commercial Web site for nearly a year.
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The rules would require health insurers to offer information describing coverage and costs in plain English.
August 18, 2011
The provision of President Obamas health care law that requires Americans to buy health insurance was deemed unconstitutional by a federal court in Georgia.
August 13, 2011
With the average American undergoing nine operations in his or her lifetime, the implications of a program that can improve how patients do after surgery are enormous.
August 04, 2011
The Obama administration requires health plans to cover governmentapproved contraceptives for women.
August 2, 2011
The latest indicates that employers are not likely to drop insurance for their workers.
August 02, 2011
Floridas leaders have rejected grants and sought deferrals in carrying out the 2010 health care law.
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September 9, 2009
The appeal raises the possibility that the justices could rule on the matter by next summer, just months before the presidential election.
July 28, 2011
A medical advisory panel suggested all health plans cover birth control under the new health care law.
July 20, 2011
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July 20, 2011
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July 17, 2011
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July 14, 2011
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July 13, 2011
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The Obama administration unveiled standards for insurance exchanges that will give individuals, families and small businesses purchasing power in their health care coverage.
July 12, 2011
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Health care reform is expected to release demand for medical assistance. Too bad budget cuts mean there may be fewer health care professionals to help them.
July 3, 2011
The ruling, the first by a federal appeals court on the health care overhaul, affirmed a Michigan ruling that Congress can require that Americans obtain health insurance.
June 30, 2011
The government shelved plans for a survey in which mystery shoppers would have seen how difficult it was to get appointments.
June 29, 2011
The Obama administration is deploying a team to pose as patients, call doctors offices and see how difficult it is to get care.
June 27, 2011
When Google Health was introduced in 2008, Marissa Mayer, a Google executive, said it would be a large ongoing initiative that the company hoped would attract millions of regular users.
June 25, 2011
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Employers may see an opportunity to shed their insurance burden once 2014 arrives, but the system that's coming is so new and different - and complicated - that it seems foolish to presume this will happen right away.
June 23, 2011
A survey by McKinsey & Company about health coverage under the new law has come under fire, while other polls show conflicting predictions.
June 21, 2011
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June 18, 2011
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