Romney Now Says Health Mandate By Obama Is A Tax

House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.

GOP boycotts health care advisory board

RARE DROP: Total U. S. spending on prescription medicines declined last year, a first in more than half a century.

PhysBizTechStudy Finds Expanded Medicaid Increases Health Care UseNew York TimesWASHINGTON — 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. How will that change their finances, spending habits, use of Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study saysLos Angeles TimesMedicaid Expansion May Not Improve Health of Poor in USBloombergMedicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study SaysU.

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comPoll: Christie is Republicans' third choice to run for presidentThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comTRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is the third most popular choice to run for president in 2016 among Republicans, according to a new national poll released today by Fairleigh Dickinson University. The poll of 863 registered voters found that 14 percent of and more »