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Health care overhaul lags in states

Health care overhaul lags in states

musiclover January 23, 2012 0

Here’s a reality check for President Barack Obama’s health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical

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Major health care changes took effect in 2011

Major health care changes took effect in 2011

musiclover December 27, 2011 0

In a year that included an attempted House repeal of the federal health care law, several court cases challenging its constitutionality and Republican candidate debates proposing a replacement plan, it can be difficult to

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High Court to Hear Health-Care Case in March

High Court to Hear Health-Care Case in March

musiclover December 20, 2011 0

Supreme Court arguments over President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul will stretch over three days, beginning March 26, the court said Monday

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Limits on supplemental U.S. Medicare plans eyed

Limits on supplemental U.S. Medicare plans eyed

musiclover October 11, 2011 0

Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife being wielded by the special deficit-reduction panel of the U.S. Congress, according to sources keeping close watch on its

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Health care looms large over US top court’s term

Health care looms large over US top court’s term

musiclover October 4, 2011 0

The US Supreme Court began a new term Monday likely to decide a constitutional challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a hot button issue just months before the 2012 elections

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ObamaCare vs. Health Insurance Brokers

ObamaCare vs. Health Insurance Brokers

musiclover August 30, 2011 0

A story in The Hill reports that, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, one of ObamaCare’s insurance regulations is already leading to “lower healthcare premiums.” How’s that

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The Debt Ceiling and Health Care

The Debt Ceiling and Health Care

musiclover August 2, 2011 0

Over the weekend, I watched Twitter as drops of information about the debt ceiling leaked out bit by bit. There was a deal. No deal. Well, maybe a deal. The deal would require Congress

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FBI NJ launches health care fraud awareness drive

FBI NJ launches health care fraud awareness drive

musiclover July 25, 2011 0

Federal authorities in New Jersey rolled out a pilot program Monday aimed at encouraging the public to report suspected health care fraud. Citing an estimated $7.5 million in losses in New Jersey from health

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Health Care Law’s Flaws Apparent

Health Care Law’s Flaws Apparent

musiclover June 28, 2011 0

How should Americans not love the new national health care law? We’d love to be able to count the ways – but there simply isn’t enough space on this page. A new reason to

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Filling in the Details of NJ’s Health Insurance Exchange

Filling in the Details of NJ’s Health Insurance Exchange

musiclover June 20, 2011 0

Health insurance exchanges — virtual marketplaces that will let individuals and small businesses comparison shop for coverage — are a key part of the federal healthcare reform slated to go into effect in 2014.

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