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Obama administration to announce effort to expand health-care workforce

November 13th, 2011

The Obama administration will announce Monday as much as $1 billion in funding to hire, train and deploy health-care workers, part of the White House’s broader “ We Can’t Wait ” agenda to bolster the economy after President Obama’s jobs bill stalled in Congress. Grants can go to doctors, community groups, local government and other organizations that work with patients in federal health-care ………click here to continue reading

Health care law has surprise beneficiaries

November 6th, 2011

Washington— President Barack Obama’s health care law created a $5 billion fund to shore up coverage for early retirees, and some of that money is flowing to places you might not expect…….click here to continue reading

Obama health-care law modeled on Romney plan

October 11th, 2011

Newly obtained White House records provide details on how senior Obama administration officials used Mitt Romney’s landmark health-care law as a model for the federal law now derided by the GOP as “Obamacare.” NBC News’ Michael Isikoff reports…….click here to continue reading

Health care affordability urged

October 7th, 2011

WASHINGTON — An advisory panel of experts Thursday recommended that the Obama administration emphasize affordability over breadth of coverage when it comes to implementing a key insurance provision of the 2010 health care law…….click here to continue reading

High court to take up health care

October 1st, 2011

Medicaid reimbursements and Obama’s revamp law dominate the issues likely to be addressed by the Supreme Court this term…….click here to continue reading