The health-care delivery system and payment structure need significant reforms, or the health care reform law passed by Congress will prove to be an "empty promise." That is the conclusion of a new report, Health Care in California and National Health Reform, from the business-led Committee for Economic Development. [...more]
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli today makes his case for keeping his lawsuit against President Barack Obama's federal health-care reform legislation alive and kicking. Cuccinelli and a team of deputy attorneys general will argue before U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson against a motion by lawyers for the Obama ... [...more]
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Thursday makes his case to keep his lawsuit against President Barack Obama's federal health-care reform legislation alive and kicking. Cuccinelli and a team of deputy attorneys general will argue before U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson against a motion by lawyers for the ... [...more]
Health insurer WellPoint said Wednesday that its California subsidiary will dial down rate hikes that drew national outrage earlier this year and helped spark a final push for health care reform. [...more]
When President Obama signed the health care reform bill, the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act, was also signed into law. [...more]
Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans have a favorable view of the new health care reform law, according to a new national poll. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey released Wednesday indicates that 48 percent of the public views the law in a favorable light, up seven points from May, with 41 percent saying [...] [...more]
Washington -- The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. [...more]
Sometimes politicians have trouble separating fact from fiction. So we took a look at some key claims made about the costs and impact of the health-care bill and fact-checked them against the analysis of the governments own beancounters. [...more]
RACINE, Wis. President Barack Obama says the global economy is forcing the U.S. to compete "like never before" with other countries and that his administration is moving on many fronts to bring jobs back home. Senior editor Chuck Sweeny covered the event. Check back for his coverage. [...more]
WASHINGTON The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obamas health care overhaul. But heres the catch: Premiums will be a stretch for many, even after government subsidies to bring rates close to what healthier groups of people are charged. [...more]