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Forget 'Death Panels' -- Poll Says Most Want Better Life, Not Longer

WASHINGTON -- A large majority of Americans say the quality of life, not the length, is more important when their days are numbered. But more than half also say the health care system should spare no expense to extend life. The seemingly contradictory views were among those revealed in a new poll conducted by the National...

Opinion: Obamacare Is in Critical Condition With the Courts

The aphorism "Act in haste, repent at leisure" never applied more aptly than it does to Obamacare. Nancy Pelosi rushed through Obamacare, without allowing time to read the bill, by explaining: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Reading the bill produced last November's angry...

Judge Vinson Declares 'Obamacare' Unconstitutional: So What Next?

Now that federal Judge Roger Vinson has declared the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, strong opinions about his decision are emerging. Opponents of the health care reform law, including many conservatives and tea party affiliates, see Vinson's decision as a victory for their...

Meet Judge Roger Vinson, the Man Who Ruled 'Obamacare' Unconstitutional

Today U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled that President Obama's health care reform law is unconstitutional because of a provision that requires individuals to purchase health insurance. Twenty-six states were party to the suit, claiming that the insurance mandate violates constitutional law. Because Democrats did not...

Health Care Repeal: Meet the 3 Dems Who Voted to Overturn the Law

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to scrap the nation's new health care reform law today in a party-line vote -- with three exceptions. Democrats Dan Boren, Mike McIntyre and Mike Ross all sided with all 242 House Republicans in voting for a repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Given that...

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Wendell Potter: There's a Sleeper in the Reform Law That Could Transform U.S. Health Care

When members of Congress who led the effort to overhaul the U.S. health care system saw the public option slipping away, some of them suggested that a viable alternative would be the fostering of nonprofit health insurance CO-OPs (Consumer Oriented and Operated Plans) throughout the country.

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Brewer Defies Republicans On Health Care Law

Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov.

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Health Care Reform: GOP Preps Plan For Ruling On Law

House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law.

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Scott Brown's Daughter, Ayla, Remains On Father's Plan Amid Opposition To Health Care Law

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), a longtime opponent of the Affordable Care Act who has voted to repeal it, said that his 23-year-old daughter, Ayla, is on his congressional health insurance plan, taking advantage of a provision in the federal law.

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06/01/12 Obama Anticipating A Loss On Health Care Law Ruling:... Source: International Business Times (Australia) Bloomberg reported that during a May 14 fundraiser, Obama admitted that depending on how the court rules on the Affordable Care Act later this month, he may have to revisit parts of the plan.
06/01/12 Health-care Stocks: Best outcome for health stocks?... Source: MarketWatch The best outcome for most health-care stocks would be if the Affordable Care Act were upheld by the Supreme Court, analysts say.
05/31/12 Small firms resist health-care law aid Source: Tennessean.com It seemed like a good idea at the time.
05/30/12 Ways and Means Committee to vote on bill to overturn... Source: Business Insurance Europe WASHINGTONâThe House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote on and pass legislation that would overturn an unpopular provision in the health care reform law that restricts the use of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to reimburse employees for over-the-counter medications.
05/30/12 Health care reform: What overturning the law would... Source: Access Washington When the U.S. Supreme Court rules next month on the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care benefits for millions of Washingtonians hang in the balance.

Background on health care law

Health law is the federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence affecting the health care industry and their application to health care patients, providers and payers, and vendors to the health care industry, including without limitation the (1) relationships among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients; and (2) delivery of health care services; all with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional legal issues.

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