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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

Health care law won’t be as easy to repeal as GOP contenders say

November 6th, 2011

WASHINGTON - To hear some Republican presidential candidates tell it, the president’s pen is a magic wand that can make “Obamacare” vanish in one day and sweep in cheaper health care, economic growth and lots of jobs in businesses freed from the health care law’s heavy hand…….click here to continue reading

Health-care overhaul may shift benefits

August 25th, 2011

Nearly one of every 10 midsize or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers after insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014 as part of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, according to a survey by a major benefits consultant…….click here to continue reading

Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement

August 13th, 2011

A federal appeals panel’s ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul moves the question of whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance a step closer to the U.S…….click here to continue reading