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GOP boycotts health care advisory board

John Boehner

House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act.

 

Study Finds Expanded Medicaid Increases Health Care Use

Come January, millions of low-income adults will gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid in one of the farthest-reaching provisions of the Obama health care law.

 

Governments may push workers to health exchange

In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama's health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C. - and analysts say others are likely to follow suit.

 

Racing to Inform Millions Unaware of New Health Coverage

Health providers are joining organizers and insurance companies to spread the word in the six months remaining before insurance becomes available under the 2010 health care law.

 

Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion

Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare."

 

Analysis: Ahead of reform, medical care slowdown hits companies

As the clock ticks down to the start of a U.S. healthcare overhaul, companies from device makers to hospital chains have been surprised to see Americans make even fewer trips to the doctor's office.

 

Tenn. gov. won't expand Medicaid to cover uninsured

Bill Haslam

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced Wednesday that he won't pursue expanding the state's Medicaid program to help cover the uninsured as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.

 

Study: Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32%

Medical claims costs — the biggest driver of health insurance premiums — will jump an average 32% for Americans' individual policies under the Affordable Care Act health care law, according to a study out Tuesday by the nation's leading group of financial risk analysts.

 

AP Exclusive: Applying for health care not easy

Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes....

 

Fla. Senate panel rejects Medicaid expansion

Florida Senate

A Florida Senate committee voted Monday against expanding Medicaid to roughly 1 million of the state's poorest under the federal health overhaul and instead proposed a voucher plan that would require patients to pay premiums and co-pays.

 

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