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The chief justice anticipated the reaction and fury that followed his majority opinion upholding the constutionality of the health law.
Cashing In On The Court’s Decision
Fundraisers for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as well as for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee report significant tallies in the days since the Supreme Court’s health law decision.
For Republicans, Undoing The Health Law Could Be Complicated
GOP leaders face various challenges in their strategy to repeal the health law.
Viewpoints: Coherent GOP Plan For Health Care; Dems Need Better ‘Sales Pitch’ For Health Law
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care policy from around the country.
GlaxoSmithKline Agrees To Plead Guilty, Pay $3B Settlement
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges and pay $3 billion in total — with some money going to nearly every state — for promoting its bestselling antidepressants such as Paxil and Wellbutrin for unapproved uses, failing to report safety data about a top diabetes drug and improperly marketing other drugs.
Long-Term, Hospice Care Questions For Baby Boomers Bubble Under Surface
Care for baby boomers looms large as news outlets consider what long-term and hospice care for them could look like and how it could affect their prospects for quality care.
Amid Conflicting Claims, Romney Camp Agrees With Obama On Tax Issue
One of the Republican candidate’s top advisers says Romney doesn’t think the mandate penalty in the health care law is a tax.
Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic Gets Reprieve
The state’s only abortion clinic had been threatened with closure due to a state law requiring doctors to have hospital privileges.
State Roundup: Mass. Health Law Success; Penn. Medicaid Cut Reversed
A selection of health policy stories from California, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that continue to delve into the policy-oriented and political repercussions of last week’s high court decision on the health law.
Rating Doctors Is Tricky, But Consumer Reports Does It In Mass.
Physicians are often nervous about patient reviews but they supported this effort.
Broad Implications For Court’s Ruling On Medicaid Expansion
Although the Supreme Court’s validation of the health law’s individual mandate dominated the reports on the decision, the court’s ruling on the Medicaid expansion could have just as broad an impact. The court said that if state leaders decide to forgo the infusion of federal money to extend Medicaid – a joint federal-state financed program […]
States Balk At Expanding Medicaid
A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials say they may pass up the nearly $1 trillion federal pot to expand the program. Politics is a factor, but cash-strapped states also have legitimate budget concerns.
Wash. State Insurer, Official Clash Over Drug Coverage Cutbacks
A fight between the Washington State insurance commissioner and the state’s largest seller of individual health insurance is spotlighting problems in that increasingly troubled market. The spat arose over insurers’ efforts to curb soaring premiums by restricting or eliminating prescription drug benefits. Experts say they haven’t yet seen similar moves by insurers in other states to […]
Blogwatch: Implications Of Ruling On Medicaid Expansion
Though not as closely scrutinized as the individual mandate, the ruling on Medicare will deeply affect care for many. Bloggers are breaking down what implications the moves could have for health care coverage in America.
Court Ruling Doesn’t Quell Partisan Feelings On Health Law
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll done immediately after Thursday’s ruling shows the public remains split on the law along party lines.
Today’s Headlines – July 2, 2012
Good morning! Reuters/Chicago Tribune: Support For Obama Healthcare Law Rises After Ruling Voter support for President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul has increased following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding it, although majorities still oppose it, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed (Zengerle, 7/1). The New York Times/Bloomberg News: Letter From Washington: Next Battleground Of […]
What’s Ahead On The Post-SCOTUS Decision Landscape
After the Supreme Court’s decision last week upholding the health law, news outlets analyze what comes next in terms of the law’s implementation, the obstacles it faces and its impact on various parts of the health system.
High Court’s Medicaid Decision Could Have Long-Term Repercussions
Some leaders in Republican states have already indicated that they will abandon the health law’s Medicaid expansion after last week’s Supreme Court decision on this part of the health law.