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Insurers, Other Industries React To Obama Victory, Health Law
AHIP’s Karen Ignagni says insurers will shift focus to cost cutting, as survey finds other businesses continue to oppose the 2010 health care overhaul.
Boehner Backpedals After Calling Obamacare ‘Law Of The Land’
House Speaker John Boehner reaffirmed his desire to repeal the health law Thursday, after earlier referring to it as the “law of the land.”
Raising – And Answering – Questions About Health Law’s Future
A variety of news outlets examine what the Obama victory means for the political landscape, and for people’s lives.
Obama, Boehner Gird For Talks To Avert ‘Fiscal Cliff’
The two men who failed to reach a “grand bargain” to tame the national debt last year face a year-end deadline to avert automatic budget cuts. Media outlets assess the likelihood of a deal that might curb Medicare spending in exchange for revenue increases.
Governors Wrestling With Decision On Health Insurance Exchanges
As federal officials consider whether to let the Nov. 16 deadline slip, governors in places such as Kansas, Virginia and Colorado are deciding whether to have the federal government design their exchange.
A selection of health policy and public health research from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Archives of Internal Medicine, PLOS, and Health Affairs, as well as various news organizations.
First Edition: November 10, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about effort to cut a deal on taxes and entitlements to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”
A selection of health policy stories from Texas and Massachusetts.
Across the country, states where governors had deferred decisions on whether to set up insurance exchanges and/or to expand Medicaid now have tight deadlines.
Republicans Consider Old, New Ways To Hinder Health Law Implementation
Some Republicans and religious leaders are following through with challenges to the law’s contraception coverage mandate, looking for ways to repeal a Medicare cost-cutting board and trying further to delay implementation.
Mass. Fires Head Of Board Overseeing Compounding Pharmacies
Officials say James Coffey did not investigate a complaint from Colorado about the center now tied to the meningitis outbreak.
Health Law Preparations Go Full Throttle
The re-election of President Barack Obama all but ensured the survival of the law, news outlets report. Now, a slew of regulations must be issued and political and financial and organizational obstacles overcome.
Voters Decide Ballot Issues On Health Law, Assisted Suicide And Marijuana
A variety of news organizations assessed ballot initiatives in Florida, Massachusetts, Montana and Missouri, among other states.
Paul Ryan Assesses His Role In Congress; Dems Face Health Debates Without Rep. Stark
Ryan, who was the GOP vice presidential nominee, is in a tricky spot as a key negotiator between Congress and Capitol Hill on any possible fiscal deal. Meanwhile, Stark, one of the key health congressional care experts, was defeated.
Dems, GOP Assess Campaign Shortcomings
Stories look at what went wrong for both parties in Tuesday elections: how comments about rape by two Republican Senate candidates fed a GOP gender gap, and how Democrats’ offensive against a Republican plan to overhaul Medicare fell flat.
With the election over, the health care and other industries are taking stock of the health law’s effects.
Boehner, Obama Signal Willingness To Work Together On Fiscal Crisis
The House speaker says he would accept a deal that raises federal revenues, but not the top tax rates, if it also includes an overhaul of entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
A selection of health policy opinions and editorials from around the United States.
This week’s articles come from Mother Jones, Time, Bloomberg, The New York Times Magazine and American Medical News.
First Edition: November 8, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations including analyses of how states move forward on implementing the health law and efforts by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on solving the nation’s debt issues.
