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2012 & health care: Medicare faces big changes, new state laws include abortion issues

January 2nd, 2012

News outlets began 2012 by looking ahead at what is promising to be a busy health care year, especially because of the 2010 federal health law…….click here to continue reading

State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers

December 27th, 2011

Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away ………click here to continue reading

Health care exchange panel says Haley emails didn’t matter

December 15th, 2011

Members of a planning committee dominated by the governor’s appointees insisted Wednesday they reached their own conclusions about how the state should implement federal health care reform. One Democrat on the committee, though, said the panel’s November report drew foregone conclusions…….click here to continue reading

Health care law could cost Ohio jobs

November 17th, 2011

The private sector and especially small businesses in Ohio could lose thousands of jobs when federal health care laws take hold, according to a new study……..click here to continue reading

Health care lawsuits tossed

September 10th, 2011

Richmond, Va. — The federal health care overhaul survived two lawsuits dismissed Thursday on technicalities, leaving President Barack Obama’s signature initiative headed toward a final resolution in the U.S. Supreme Court as early as next year…….click here to continue reading