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Julian Pecquet, The Hill
Wed, 2011-01-12

"The long-term care pharmacy lobby says a proposed regulation that aims to reduce waste would end up raising prices for the Medicare Part D prescription program and taxpayers with little benefit to show for it."

Scott Conroy, Real Clear Politics
Fri, 2011-01-07

"Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's advocacy group American Solutions on Thursday launched a website to support congressional Republicans' fight to defund and repeal the health care reform law. In an email to supporters, Gingrich described the new site, NoMoreObamaCare.com, as an 'action center' for citizens who want to get involved in promoting efforts to repeal President Obama's signature domestic achievement."

Sarah McIntosh, Health Care News
Fri, 2011-01-07

"Florida officials have joined a growing number of states and companies seeking waivers from the new medical-loss-ratio requirements imposed by the federal government under President Obama’s health care law."

Kevin Sack, The New York Times
Wed, 2010-12-29

"The judge, however, agreed with Virginia’s attorney general that the necessary-and-proper clause could not prop up an otherwise unconstitutional provision. Virginia argued, and the judge agreed, that the insurance requirement, by regulating inactivity rather than activity, exceeds the limits of the commerce clause."

Kenneth Artz, Health Care News
Tue, 2010-12-28

"Physician hospital organizations are firing back at President Obama’s health care law in the press and the courts, seeking a repeal of what they argue are “exclusionary and unconstitutional” restrictions. Section 6001 of the health care law effectively bans new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) from starting up, and it keeps existing ones from expanding. It has already halted the development of 24 new physician-owned hospitals and forced an additional 47 to struggle to meet the deadline to complete construction, according to the Physician Hospitals of America (PHA)."

Christine McConville, The Boston Herald
Tue, 2010-12-28

"Thanks to Obamacare, the one bright light in many people’s complicated and burdensome health-care spending plans is about to be taken away. That little bit of tax-free medical spending that some of us have enjoyed for years, the health savings plans and the pretax money they provided for over-the-counter remedies . . . cough syrup, saline solution and even toothpaste . . . now will require a doctor’s note."

Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Mon, 2010-12-27

"An early feature of the new health-care law that allows people who are already sick to get insurance to cover their medical costs isn't attracting as many customers as expected. In the meantime, in at least a few states, claims for medical care covered by the "high-risk pools" are proving very costly, and it is an open question whether the $5 billion allotted by Congress to start up the plans will be sufficient."

Benjamin Domenech, Health Care News
Mon, 2010-12-20

"Individuals seeking maternity coverage in the non-group insurance market are discovering fewer options are available as insurers seek to cut costs to meet the regulatory demands of President Obama’s health care law. Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina dropped the coverage to save costs and keep premiums competitive, and insurers in other states have followed suit."

Janet Adamy, The Wall Street Journal
Fri, 2010-12-17

"A federal judge in a 20-state lawsuit against the Obama administration's health overhaul signaled Thursday he is sympathetic to the plaintiffs' argument that requiring Americans to carry health insurance violates the Constitution."

Melissa Nelson, The Associated Press
Thu, 2010-12-16

"Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law told a judge Thursday it will expand the government's powers in dangerous and unintended ways. The states want U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson to issue a summary judgment throwing out the health care law without a full trial. They argue it violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. 'The act would leave more constitutional damage in its wake than any other statute in our history,' David Rivkin, an attorney for the states, told Vinson."

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