Monday, April 16, 2012

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Conservative Scholar: Supreme Court Should Uphold Obamacare
Huffington Post, Apr. 16, 2012
Yet another prominent conservative legal scholar has stepped forward to urge the Supreme Court to uphold health care reform as firmly within the court's precedents.
The Plot to Keep Health Care Prices From Consumers
The Fiscal Times, Apr. 16, 2012
Markets cannot work when consumers and patients have almost no information about the prices they pay for health care.

Critics say proposed rule would make millions ineligible for insurance subsidies
Kaiser Health News, Apr. 15, 2012
A proposed Treasury Department rule says workers and their families cannot qualify for those subsidies unless their employer's plan is unaffordable because it exceeds 9.5 percent of their household income.

Why Medical Bills Are a Mystery [Opinion]
The New York Times, Apr. 15, 2012
When insurance companies or government bodies try to control costs, they usually make across-the-board reimbursement cuts that ultimately are unsustainable because they have no connection to the true costs of delivering care.

Nursing homes say it's time for states to undo Medicaid cuts
The Hill, Apr. 13, 2012
States should boost their Medicaid spending as the economy improves and their budgets begin to grow back, the nursing home industry said Friday.

Nebraska Governor rejects Prenatal Care Funding For Illegal Immigrants
Reuters, Apr. 13, 2012
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman vetoed a proposal to restore Medicaid-funded prenatal care for illegal immigrants on Friday, but the initiative could still survive if the state legislature rejects his move next week.

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