Moment of Schadenfreude: Anti-ACA Candidate Bites Dust

Posted on January 5, 2012 by scjustice

Over at National Journal, Sophie Quinton rightly notes that one of the GOP’s fiercest crusaders against Obamacare has fallen by the electoral wayside. In fact, that candidate’s entire campaign was founded on dismantling healthcare reform. Oh, well, Michelle. The people have spoken. Igor Volsky at Think Progress also jumped on this point a little later, [...]

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SCOTUS Sets Date For Obamacare Showdown

Posted on December 20, 2011 by scjustice

From Politico: The Supreme Court will hear three days of oral arguments. | NIKO DUFFY/POLITICO By JENNIFER HABERKORN The health care showdown of 2012 has been scheduled. The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear three days of oral arguments on various pieces of the health reform law on March 26, 27 and 28 [...]

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And Here We Thought Gov. Haley Was Acting In Good Faith

Posted on December 14, 2011 by scjustice

From The Post & Courier: Haley dictated panel finding Outcome ordered before health committee met By Renee “Little Girl” Dudley rdudley@postandcourier.com Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Gov. Nikki Haley dictated the conclusions of a committee charged with deciding how the state should implement federal health care reform before the group ever held its first meeting, public [...]

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Check This Healthcare Fact Sheet; Know What You’re Owed

Posted on September 1, 2011 by scjustice

Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans Under the ACA The Affordable Care Act created new requirements that private insurers cover preventive services, including routine immunizations, screenings for conditions such as cancer and high cholesterol, and preventive services for women. A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines these prevention requirements and discusses [...]

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Clarence and Virginia Thomas Against Healthcare Reform

Posted on August 22, 2011 by scjustice

From The New Yorker: As the Justice has assumed an influential role on the Roberts Court, his wife has helped lead the public war against the Administration. ILLUSTRATION: PHILIP BURKE By Jeffrey Toobin August 29, 2011 It has been, in certain respects, a difficult year for Clarence Thomas. In January, he was compelled to amend several [...]

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New Healthcare Rules Would Empower Consumers

Posted on August 19, 2011 by scjustice

From The Washington Post: New regulations proposed on Wednesday by the Obama administration would require private health insurers to offer cost/benefit summaries of their insurance plans in “plain English,” enabling us all to comparison shop with confidence. By N.C. Aizenman, Published: August 17 What would your health insurance cover if you got pregnant? How much could [...]

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Feds To Unveil Health-Insurance Exchange Details

Posted on August 17, 2011 by scjustice

From The Wall Street Journal: Associated Press/Don Berwick, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will help unveil the plan Wednesday. By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS And JANET ADAMY Consumers shopping for health insurance will soon get a peek at a new standard form—akin to the nutrition label on food products—that will lay out [...]

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ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare Reform

Posted on August 15, 2011 by scjustice

From wendellpotter.com: By Wendell Potter on July 12th, 2011 This article is part of a Nation series exposing the American Legislative Exchange Council, in collaboration with the Center For Media and Democracy. Days after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, I arrived at the spring 2010 meeting of the National Association of [...]

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Gov’t Lays Out Health Insurance Exchange Details

Posted on August 15, 2011 by scjustice

From Reuters: By Alina Selyukh and Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:43pm EDT (Reuters) – The government on Friday laid out incentives for states and people to participate in health insurance exchanges, including tax credits and funding grants for the states. Health regulators also clarified how they expect states to determine who [...]

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11th Circuit Rules Individual Mandate Unconstitutional

Posted on August 12, 2011 by scjustice

From Politico: The Department of Justice is expected to appeal. | Reuters By JENNIFER HABERKORN | 8/12/11 1:29 PM EDT The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the health care reform law’s requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance is unconstitutional, a striking blow to the legislation that increases the odds that [...]

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