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Mar 20 2012

Kaiser Health News

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At 25 percent, Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation. Massachusetts, where a 2006 law made coverage mandatory, has the lowest rate — less than 2 percent of people are uninsured. Here’s a look at the reality of that difference.

Mar 20 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The insurance industry and advocates of the health-care overhaul are sketching out contingency plans in case the Supreme Court strikes down a central part of the law in the coming months.

Mar 20 2012

NPR.org

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States worry that, given the high health-care costs of people in the pre-existing condition insurance plan, they might burn through funds from the federal government ahead of schedule if too many people sign up.

Mar 20 2012

Bloomberg

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A Supreme Court decision striking down the U.S. health-care law’s expansion of Medicaid might expose environmental and educational laws to legal challenges

Mar 19 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Insurers Set Plans in Case Mandate Is Quashed

Mar 19 2012

Reuters

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The Obama administration began laying out its blueprint on Friday for accommodating the moral concerns of religious institutions that oppose its policy of requiring free coverage for women’s contraceptives

Mar 19 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Attorneys general and governors from 26 states, contend the federal government health reform of Medicaid is forcing them to take on expensive new responsibilities that they can’t afford.

Mar 19 2012

NPR.org

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Supreme Court Will Release Same-Day Audio Of Health Care Arguments

Mar 16 2012

YahooFinance

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Mitchell, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced the acquisition of National Health Quest, Inc. (NHQ), a national best-in-class provider of negotiated out-of-network payment services.

Mar 16 2012

Bloomberg

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Wealthy Families Skip Waiting Rooms With Concierge Medical Plans