Health Care Reform

Gov. Bob McDonnell told state legislators Tuesday that Virginia policymakers need more answers from President Barack Obama's administration about Medicaid before they respond to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care reform law.

House Republicans, stung by the Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, are seizing on one wrinkle to bolster their election-year case for repeal the court's judgment that the penalty for failing to get insurance is a tax.

I know Rick Perry means well. But we all know about good intentions and where they take you.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday an additional 89 accountable care organizations, more than doubling the number of ACOs taking part in Medicare shared savings initiatives.

They're young, healthy and flat broke and now the government says they have to buy thousands of dollars' worth of medical insurance. What should tapped-out twentysomethings do?

Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that Texas won't establish an online marketplace for patients to shop for insurance or expand Medicaid, two key elements of the federal health care overhaul.