Category Archives: Health Care

Romney calls birth control rule a ‘violation of conscience’

By doris | Published: February 7, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com CENTENNIAL, CO — Mitt Romney injected himself into a battle between religious groups and the Obama administration on Monday night, calling a new requirement that health care plans include coverage for contraception a “violation of conscience.” Before one of the largest crowds of his campaign, Romney decried the new rule, which [...]

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White House, GOP senators file health care law arguments

By doris | Published: January 7, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Obama administration Friday filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its arguments in favor of the minimum coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act — the latest move in a high-stakes legal battle playing out in the heat of the presidential campaigns. Justice Department lawyers essentially [...]

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Health care law will let states tailor benefits

By doris | Published: December 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — In a major surprise on the politically charged new health care law, the Obama administration said Friday that it would not define a single uniform set of “essential health benefits” that must be provided by insurers for tens of millions of Americans. Instead, it will allow each state to [...]

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Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits

By doris | Published: October 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The government’s promise of lifetime health care for the military’s men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Republicans and Democrats alike are signaling a willingness — unheard of at the height of two post-Sept. 11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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Perry says no to ‘Obamacare,’ but what’s his plan?

By doris | Published: August 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — With the highest percentage of uninsured residents, Texas would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. But Gov. Rick Perry blocked moves to lay the groundwork for expanded coverage. And among the alternatives he’s supported is an untested regional solution that could put [...]

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Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement

By doris | Published: August 12, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — A federal appeals panel struck down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul Friday, moving the argument over whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance a step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. The divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals [...]

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Awaiting health care details from ‘Gang of Six’

By doris | Published: July 20, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.com The “Gang of Six” proposal unveiled Tuesday was meant, in part, to convince the bond markets and the ratings agencies such Standard & Poor’s that a majority in Congress will do what’s needed to rein in spending, raise more revenue, and, thus, cut budget deficits. President Barack Obama embraced the proposal, [...]

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Paul Ryan confronts Obama on Medicare

By doris | Published: June 1, 2011

Full Story at POLITICO.com Rep. Paul Ryan directly confronted President Barack Obama over Democratic ridicule of Ryan’s controversial Medicare overhaul plan – while other GOP leaders accused the president for “demagoguery” during a chilly bipartisan White House meeting. Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House Budget Committee, pressed the president to stop describing his [...]

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Republicans still seek Medicare overhaul in budget talks

By doris | Published: May 30, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Top Republicans tiptoed their way around the Medicare question Sunday, playing to their conservative base by backing a controversial overhaul proposal while acknowledging they will have to negotiate the issue with Democrats. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, both told Sunday [...]

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Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare

By doris | Published: May 23, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a deal to get the United States’ debt under control. Representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, said he would [...]

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How Ryan’s foes defined his budget plan

By doris | Published: May 7, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com The battle which has raged over the past several weeks over House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s debt-cutting plan always had an air of unreality about it. It was obvious well before April 5, the day Ryan released his blueprint, that it had no chance of being approved by the Democratic-controlled [...]

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Republicans seek to reassure elderly on Medicare

By doris | Published: April 24, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans pushing deep cuts to government spending are seeking to reassure older Americans that their health insurance will remain intact even if Medicare is privatized. Elderly voters could be pivotal in the 2012 election, where both Democrats and Republicans will be judged for proposed cuts to the federal health [...]

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