health law

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  Lack of coverage cover up?

  By Denis Storey  |  April 17, 2013

  Bet you never saw this one coming: The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan is already flat-broke.

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  Will reform really drive up young-adult premiums?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 12, 2013

  Insurers have been saying that health reform’s age-rating provision will raise young-adult premiums. But a new report say that assumption looks to be overblown.

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  Am I missing something?

  By Denis Storey  |  April 3, 2013

  Am I missing something? The rules governing the mysterious navigators—all 64 pages worth of them—hit the street today. And, is it just me, or does it read like what most of you already do?

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  Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion

  By David Eggert  |  February 7, 2013

  Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday backed the extension of Medicaid coverage to 470,000 residents under the Obama administration's health care overhaul, saying it is the right thing to do despite resistance from his own party that controls the Legislature.

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  Unusual respite from surging health care costs

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  January 7, 2013

  Americans kept health care spending in check for three years in a row, the government reported Monday, an unusual respite that could linger if the economy stays soft or fade like a mirage if job growth comes roaring back.

• Where have all the doctors gone?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  January 1, 2013

  In a time of true health reform, the biggest problem isn’t being addressed: We don’t have enough doctors.

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  Where have all the doctors gone?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  December 27, 2012

  America has a real problem with its health care system. And in a time of true health reform, one big problem isn’t being addressed: We don’t have enough doctors.

• Hospitals, insurers back Illinois Medicaid expansion

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  December 26, 2012

  Illinois lawmakers soon will face two critical decisions over how to fully carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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  Health care tax hikes could be just a start

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  December 26, 2012

  New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Most people may not notice. But they will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance.

• GOP governors want to talk health care with Obama

  By Kelli Kennedy  |  December 13, 2012

  Eleven Republican governors, including Florida's Rick Scott, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and Arizona's Jan Brewer want to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss the federal health overhaul, including ways to make expanding the Medicaid rolls and setting up online health exchanges more affordable for states with tight budgets.