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The bill will require any doctor performing abortions in the state to be a board-certified OB-GYN with admitting privileges at a local hospital, which could make staffing the state's sole abortion clinic very difficult.
Four big Minnesota managed-care plans will repay state and federal taxpayers an estimated $73 million as part of a deal the HMOs made with Gov. Mark Dayton's administration last year.
After his primary victories in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama on a variety of social and economic issues, briefly mentioning health care. Meanwhile, challenger Rick Santorum went after Romney by reprising his theme that the former Massachusetts governor would be a weak candidate against Obama on health care.
Nine groups list 45 practices they say are overused and may harm patients.
President Barack Obama today attacked the Republican 2013 budget as a "Trojan horse" and "thinly veiled social Darwinism" -- and defended the constitutionality of the health law. Watch excerpts from the speech.
Competing ideas and election-year politics will thwart major legislation in 2012, but look for budgetary action at year's end.
The coverage change could help focus doctors and patients on mental health issues, which often go undiagnosed in the elderly, especially those who are dealing with multiple chronic physical problems.
Cigna's CEO, David Cordani, says the insurance industry started changing how it does business before health reform became law in 2010 and that it will continue to change, no matter what happens at the Supreme Court.
More and more employers are tying financial reward and penalties to workers completing a set of medical tests. KHN's Julie Appleby says the tests can include blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.
Whether such programs spur long-term change is unclear, and some fear discrimination against those with chronic conditions.
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