Boehner: GOP Will Repeal Health Care Law
House Republican Leader John Boehner has said that his party will repeal the new health care law if the GOP gains a congressional majority in November.
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New Health Law Will Require Industry To Disclose Payments To Physicians
Doctors who accept speaking fees, five-star meals and other compensation from pharmaceutical or medical device companies will soon see their names -- and the value of the gifts they accept -- revealed on the Web.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing this week to discuss how to protect consumers from unreasonable health insurance premium increases.
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Analysis: Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Commission
President Barack Obama's fiscal commission meets today for the first time. Here's a guide to help you follow the proceedings.
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Companies Get Help To Insure Early Retirees
Companies that provide health insurance to retirees who are too young for Medicare may get some financial relief due to a new $5 billion federal program.
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Cancer Patients’ Dilemma: Expensive Pills Vs. Invasive Chemo Treatment
Gaps in insurance policies make oral drugs too pricey for some cancer patients.
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Federal Employee Health Program Unlikely To Extend Young Adult Coverage On Parents’ Plan This Year
The federal government says current law will likely keep it from following the lead of some private insurance companies that will begin offering coverage this year to young adults.
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Will Private Long-Term Care Insurance Supplement the CLASS Act?
CLASS takes a step towards moving long-term care financing from the welfare-like Medicaid program to an insurance-based system. But CLASS alone won't get there. Private insurance, currently a niche product that covers only about seven million Americans, will have to play an important role as well.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill – March 26, 2010
With a package of legislative changes to the health care bill on its way to President Obama, congressional Democrats have concluded work on their plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Republicans have said they will continue in their efforts to repeal the bill while Obama and Democrats are focused on the measure's implementation.
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Despite Federal Help, States Struggle To Move People Out Of Nursing Homes
A program, known as "Money Follows the Person," aims to help elderly and disabled people in nursing homes live on their own and save tens of millions of dollars for Medicaid. But many states are having trouble finding affordable housing, and fewer than 6,000 people have moved. The goal is 37,000 by 2013.
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Big Health Insurers Have A Gift For College Grads
This year's crop of college graduates may have trouble finding a job, given the state of the economy. But some of them will have a much easier time keeping health insurance while they look.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill – Early Implementation Challenges To Health Law
Obama administration officials have begun the process of implementing health care overhaul legislation the president signed into law last month.
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New Long-Term Care Insurance Will Provide Flexible Cash Benefits
The CLASS Act, part of the health care overhaul, will provide about $75 a day to people who sign up for the long-term care insurance policy. Advocates say it could help people stay in their homes. But critics raise concerns about the financial viability of the program.
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Transcript: President Obama’s Health Care Rally In Iowa
President Barack Obama's speech on health reform takes place today, in Iowa. Read his speech, as released by the White House.
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True or False: Seven Concerns About The New Health Law
The bill signed by President Obama is long and technical, so it's no wonder that consumers are confused. KHN staff writers check out several key concerns.
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GOP On Health Care Fight: ‘It’s Not Over’
One prominent Republican drew the ire of his fellow party members this week by calling the passage of the health care bill the GOP's Waterloo. But Republicans say the issue has lost none of its power to motivate the opposition in the midterm elections and beyond.
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Long-Term Care Program Debuts In New Health Law
The act will promote saving for long-term assistance and will especially benefit senior citizens. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
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The First Test Of New Health Law: Covering Hard-To-Insure People
In a test of the Obama administration's ability to smoothly implement the sweeping health care overhaul law, officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have just 90 days to launch an insurance program for people who can't get private coverage because of health problems.
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Insurance Protection For Adult Children Won’t Come Fast Enough For Some Parents
A much-publicized provision of the new health overhaul law would give parents the option of keeping adult children on their insurance plans until age 26, but many details affecting eligibility and timing remain to be worked out.