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Chris Christie Throws Cold Water On Health Care Plan

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed legislation that would set up a state health insurance exchange as part of President Barack Ob...

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Obama Administration Releases Ambitious Health Care Law Blueprint

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — Fifty million people in America lack health insurance and the law says most of them must soon be provided coverage. But how to del...

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Web-Based Entities: A Crucial Tool for Affordable Health Care

John Horton | Posted 11.27.2011

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John Horton

Minorities, those in lower-income brackets, and other underserved populations are often left to fend for themselves by a complex and not-easily-accessible healthcare system.

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Nikki Haley Turning Down Millions In Federal Funds, In Opposition To Obama Health Care Law

The State | By Gina Smith | Posted 11.01.2011

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Gov. Nikki Haley said she will let federal deadlines slip by and not accept millions in federal funds to help South Carolina set up its own health ins...

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Lawmakers Can Help Small Businesses Reduce Soaring Health Insurance Costs

John Arensmeyer | Posted 09.13.2011

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John Arensmeyer

State officials have the chance to drive our nation's chief job-creators down the road to less financial burden and more economic opportunities through health insurance marketplaces.

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New Move On Health Care Law Sets Stage For Battles In The States

Posted 09.11.2011

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By Alina Selyukh and Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON - The Obama administration proposed a framework for health insurance exchanges that gives state...

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What Health Care Reform Has and Has Not Accomplished One Year Later

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Bergthold

Just a month ago, a new poll revealed that 22% of the public thought health reform had been repealed, and another 26% were unsure or unwilling to say. Apparently there are some misunderstandings in need of being cleared up.

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A Public Option Tree in the Health Care Reform Forest

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron E. Carroll

However it started, the public option is now a shell of its former self. At best it's opt-out or triggered. You can only get it if you're in the insurance exchange.

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The Ellsworth Amendment: Dems Set to Compromise on Abortion Care in Health Reform, Again

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jodi Jacobson

A vote originally set for tomorrow on the House health care bill (HR 3200) may be delayed until next week, even after months of drama to arrive at th...

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Ron Wyden: Health Reform's Missing Ingredient Is Choice

New York Times | Ron Wyden | Posted 05.25.2011

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"MY guiding principle is, and always has been, that consumers do better when there is choice and competition," President Obama said last week in an ad...

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Why Americans Are Miseducated About Health Care Reform

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Kilkenny

A media consumed with tracking Obama's popularity has failed to educate the American citizenry about the key elements of the health care debate. Many so-called journalists are guilty, like ABC's Rick Klein.

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Freedom, Choice, and Health Care Reform

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harry Moroz

The Health Insurance Exchange is a means of regulating private insurance, not destroying it: it maintains a market for insurance, while affirming modern-day economists' good sense.

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