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A Guide To Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements

Companies providing health insurance coverage for birth control, the “Plan B” pill and others for women is still being actively disputed in federal courts.

A Guide To Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements

Even with so much attention focused on the Oct. 1 launch of the health law's state insurance exchanges, one of the Affordable Care Act's most controversial elements is still percolating through the nation's legal system. The Department of Health and Human Services regulation requiring that many companies -- including religious ones -- with more

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FAQ: How Will The Individual Mandate Work?

Despite all that attention to the mandate, 26 percent of Americans aren’t aware of the requirement or didn’t think the law included it.

FAQ: How Will The Individual Mandate Work?

The federal health law's individual mandate, one of the key building blocks of the insurance overhaul, remains controversial as the October start date approaches for enrolling in new online marketplaces. Individuals who don't get insurance through work will shop for insurance on these websites for policies that will take effect in January. The

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Five Things To Know About Obamacare Premiums: A Guide For The Perplexed

“Premiums will skyrocket next year!” “Premiums will be lower than expected!” “Premiums will be about the same!” read the confusing headlines.

Five Things To Know About Obamacare Premiums: A Guide For The Perplexed

Premiums will skyrocket next year!  Premiums will be lower than expected!  Premiums will be about the same! Consumers are understandably confused after weeks of conflicting pronouncements about the expected cost of plans, for individuals and small groups, to be sold in new online insurance marketplaces under the federal health law beginning Oct.

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Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions

Anti-abortion forces in Texas achieved a major triumph in 2011, the last time the state legislature convened. They passed laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period and requiring all women seeking an abortion to undergo a fetal ultrasound. The idea was to force down abortion rates by changing women’s minds. A follow-up study indicated that abortions did decline by […]

Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions

Anti-abortion forces in Texas achieved a major triumph in 2011, the last time the state legislature convened. They passed laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period and requiring all women seeking an abortion to undergo a fetal ultrasound. The idea was to force down abortion rates by changing women’s minds. A 

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New Med School Aims To Train Primary Care Docs

Michael Ellison has a tough assignment. He’s the associate dean of admissions choosing the first class of a brand new medical school, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. It’s a school with a very specific mission: minting new doctors who want to go into primary care practice. “We […]

Michael Ellison has a tough assignment. He's the associate dean of admissions choosing the first class of a brand new medical school, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. It’s a school with a very specific mission: minting new doctors who want to go into primary care practice. “We have over 1,600

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House Panel Examines Nuts & Bolts Of Changing Traditional Medicare

Outside of the heat of election season, a House subcommittee chaired by Rep. Kevin Brady, began examining options Tuesday for cost savings in traditional Medicare.  KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Jackie Judd discuss the proceedings.   JACKIE JUDD: Good day, this is Health on the Hill. I’m Jackie Judd. The House Ways and Means Subcommittee […]

Outside of the heat of election season, a House subcommittee chaired by Rep. Kevin Brady, began examining options Tuesday for cost savings in traditional Medicare.  KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Jackie Judd discuss the proceedings.   JACKIE JUDD:

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