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Aug 5, 2010
Trustees: Medicare hospital fund extended 12 years
The annual checkup of the government's big benefit programs for the elderly show that the Obama administration's sweeping health care overhaul will extend the life of the Medicare hospital insurance fund by 12 years.
Aug 4, 2010
Mo. voters reject key provision of health care law
About 71 percent of Missouri voters backed a ballot measure, Proposition C, that would prohibit the government from requiring people to have health insurance or from penalizing them for not having it. The health care referendum was helped by a high Republican turnout.
Aug 3, 2010
Administration report sees $8B in Medicare savings
The new health overhaul law will start producing savings for Medicare right away, and over time add 12 years of solvency to the program's giant trust fund for inpatient care, the Obama administration says in a report to be released Monday.
Medicare will save about $8 billion by the end of next year, and $575 billion over the rest of the decade, the report said.
Aug 2, 2010
Judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed
A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the state of Virginia's challenge to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law, a setback that will force his administration to mount a lengthy legal defense of the overhaul effort at taxpayer expense.
Aug 2, 2010
GOP eyes choking health law funding
About 120 House and Senate candidates have signed on to a pledge to support defunding the overhaul. Republicans would be able to deny funding only to the pieces of the law that require money from Congress. Doing so could create “Swiss cheese” out of the legislation, with some portions of the law already being funded and others not.
Jul 30, 2010
On Medicare's birthday, a call to make it universal
Last year, House Democrats adopted a single-payer healthcare plan to compete with private companies on insurance exchanges. It didn't pass the Senate. But party leaders never seriously considered Medicare for all as part of their reforms.
Jul 29, 2010
Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor
Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. Continued weak demand could eventually put downward pressure on spiralling health-care costs, a long-sought goal of policy makers. It could also force insurers to lower premiums.
Jul 29, 2010
High-Risk Health Insurance Pool Rules Bar Abortions, Limit Patient Costs
The 108-page rule detailing how the new plans will work won praise from consumer advocates for helping to make insurance more affordable and from Republicans, who had opposed any coverage of abortion except in cases of rape, incest or the life of the mother.
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