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  States may push workers to exchanges

  By Mike Baker  |  April 24, 2013

  In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama's health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C. — and analysts say...

• Virginia Beach doctor named health commissioner

  By The Associated Press  |  January 8, 2013

  A Virginia Beach family physician is Virginia's new health commissioner.

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  Red states warming up to Obamacare

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  November 16, 2012

  From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law.

• GOP-led states start warming up to health care law

  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR,Associated Press  |  November 15, 2012

  From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law.

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  State exchange deadline extended again

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  November 15, 2012

  The Obama administration announced late Thursday that it would give states another month to notify the federal government whether they intend to run an exchange or defer to the federal government.

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  Obama’s health care overhaul turns into a sprint

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  November 8, 2012

  Its place assured alongside Medicare and Medicaid, President Barack Obama's health care law is now in a sprint to the finish line, with just 11 months to go before millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage.

• Aggressive ads keep abortion in campaign spotlight

  By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer  |  October 19, 2012

  Though Barack Obama and Mitt Romney rarely tackle the topic of abortion head-on, the void is being filled by rival advocacy groups targeting swing states with ads depicting one or the other candidate as an extremist in his stance on the divisive issue.

• States’ rights – and refusals

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 31, 2012

  The PPACA remains a polarizing issue for many—and that becomes even more apparent when you look at how states are reacting to it.

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  GOP signs off on hard-line platform

  By ALAN FRAM and PHILIP ELLIOT,Associated Press  |  August 28, 2012

  Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and cut taxes to energize the economy and create jobs.

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  5 states resisting reform

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  July 12, 2012

  Despite the Supreme Court ruling upholding the law last month, it isn’t all good news for the Obama administration. Health reform is lagging in several states. Here are five examples of states who are not rushing to implement the law.