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Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Limiting Abortion Coverage in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. Gov. Tom Corbett’s office said he signed the bill …

White House Defends Health Care Law As ‘Response to Crisis’

Defending President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. The administration filed a written submission with …

Most Health Insurers Meet Controversial Medical Loss Ratio

Most U.S. health insurers last year would have satisfied the much-disputed spending rules under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, according to a new report by a congressional watchdog agency. The rules require insurers such as Aetna and UnitedHealth to spend …

Supreme Court Names Lawyers to Argue Healthcare Case

The Supreme Court has named an attorney to argue that challenges to President Barack Obama’s healthcare insurance requirements must wait until after that part of the law has taken effect in 2014. The high court also appointed a second attorney …

Appeals Court Upholds Obama Healthcare Law

President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law got a boost Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court agreed with a lower court that dismissed a challenge and found the law’s minimum coverage requirement was constitutional. The U.S. Appeals Court for the District …

Lawyers for Obama, 26 States Square Off Over Healthcare Law

Lawyers for President Barack Obama and plaintiffs representing 26 states presented oral arguments Wednesday in an appeal over the government’s healthcare reform law, a contentious cornerstone of Obama’s presidency. Here are the central arguments presented to the 11th Circuit Court …

Senate Sends Repeal of Healthcare Law’s 1099 Tax Provision to Obama

In an 87-12 vote, the Senate has passed a repeal of the new IRS 1099 tax reporting provision contained in the major federal healthcare reform law. The bill — H.R.4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 — …