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Longer looks: The man behind the 'Personhood' crusade; Atul Gawande on SCOTUS; 'No One Dies Alone' program

In the four years since Mason launched the pro-life group Personhood USA, he has been crisscrossing the country to convince voters that the best way to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion, is to define human embryos as people from the moment of fertilization. ... Mason, the man at the heart of the maelstrom, is part preacher, part hipster.

6 Jul 2012

State roundup: Calif., Oregon grappling with insurance rate increases; Kansas (almost) ready to launch health info network

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones denied Blue Shield of California's plan to close several of its health policies to new customers, saying it violated state rules designed to protect consumers from large rate increases. ... Blue Shield, a nonprofit insurer with 3.3 million members statewide, had proposed closing off new enrollment on 22 health plans with about 152,000 customers.

6 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 5, 2012

Early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's statement that the health law individual mandate is a tax.

5 Jul 2012

Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers announces expanded direct settlement network in Hong Kong

Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers Ltd. is pleased to announce an expanded direct settlement network in Hong Kong for Pacific Prime's customers holding an InterGlobal policy. Pacific Prime also negotiated an exclusive arrangement with InterGlobal in the Middle East to provide direct billing services for Dubai residents with an InterGlobal policy.

4 Jul 2012

Medicaid expansion draws mixed reaction from states

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling making the law's Medicaid expansion optional, some state officials say they will opt out because they cannot afford even 10 percent of the program's costs. Others, though, are moving forward.

4 Jul 2012

For Republicans, undoing the health law could be complicated

GOP leaders face various challenges in their strategy to repeal the health law.

4 Jul 2012

Amid conflicting claims, Romney camp agrees with Obama on tax issue

One of the Republican candidate's top advisers says Romney doesn't think the mandate penalty in the health care law is a tax.

4 Jul 2012

State roundup: Mass. health law success; Penn. Medicaid cut reversed

Massachusetts has the nation's highest rate of residents with health insurance. Visits to emergency rooms are beginning to ease. More residents are getting cancer screenings and more women are making prenatal doctors' visits. Still, one of the biggest challenges for the state lies ahead: reining in spiraling costs.

4 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Coherent GOP plan for health care; Dems need better 'sales pitch' for health law

Hostility toward the Supreme Court has risen sharply since Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. upheld the Obama health care law. People are apparently angry that the court didn't rid them of a law they detest. But that's silly. If Americans want to replace this thing, they should do it themselves. ... Moreover, there are alternatives. Despite what you've read, there is a coherent Republican plan.

4 Jul 2012

Telemedicine programmes expected to be given momentum by renewed focus on primary healthcare in South Africa

A renewed focus on primary healthcare in South Africa is expected to give momentum to telemedicine programmes, as the Government rolls out the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. Uptake of telemedicine solutions, throughout the continent, is on the rise due to infrastructural developments and the need to extend services to under-served rural areas.

3 Jul 2012

Health exchange deadlines, other implementation issues come into focus

With Thursday's Supreme Court ruling upholding the health law, debate has shifted to whether deadlines key to the law's goal of expanding coverage to tens of millions of Americans will be pushed back. Some say states and the federal government are facing such complex technical and political realities that there will be a need to push back some deadlines, including the Jan. 1, 2014, opening of new online marketplaces where individuals and small business will shop for coverage.

3 Jul 2012

Dems say it is time to change the subject, but GOP has different plan

Republicans already are demonstrating their strategy to use the health law decision in the upcoming campaign season. Meanwhile, both parties are raising money on the issue.

3 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 3, 2012

Today's headlines include reports that continue to delve into the policy-oriented and political repercussions of last week's high court decision on the health law.

3 Jul 2012

What's ahead on the post-SCOTUS decision landscape

After the Supreme Court's decision last week upholding the health law, news outlets analyze what comes next in terms of the law's implementation, the obstacles it faces and its impact on various parts of the health system.

3 Jul 2012

Obama's health law legacy still not settled; Romney faces health policy pressure

An Associated Press analysis points out that if Obama loses in November, he risks losing the law and his legacy. But Romney is also facing pressure.

3 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Pressure on states to move on exchanges; Roberts' decision holds off new calls for public option

Now that the health care reform law has been ruled constitutional, it is imperative that as many states as possible move aggressively to establish a centerpiece of the reform structure: new insurance policy exchanges for people who lack affordable coverage through an employer. Federal subsidies will be available for those with low or moderate incomes.

3 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Both parties swinging for the fences on health law decision; GOP once supported universal care; Sarah Palin's latest 'whopper'

The ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold most of the health law has put the controversy squarely back on the parties' agendas for the November elections.

2 Jul 2012

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Longer looks: The man behind the 'Personhood' crusade; Atul Gawande on SCOTUS; 'No One Dies Alone' program

State roundup: Calif., Oregon grappling with insurance rate increases; Kansas (almost) ready to launch health info network

First Edition: July 5, 2012

Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers announces expanded direct settlement network in Hong Kong

Medicaid expansion draws mixed reaction from states

For Republicans, undoing the health law could be complicated

Amid conflicting claims, Romney camp agrees with Obama on tax issue

State roundup: Mass. health law success; Penn. Medicaid cut reversed

Viewpoints: Coherent GOP plan for health care; Dems need better 'sales pitch' for health law

Telemedicine programmes expected to be given momentum by renewed focus on primary healthcare in South Africa

Health exchange deadlines, other implementation issues come into focus

Dems say it is time to change the subject, but GOP has different plan

First Edition: July 3, 2012

What's ahead on the post-SCOTUS decision landscape

Obama's health law legacy still not settled; Romney faces health policy pressure

Viewpoints: Pressure on states to move on exchanges; Roberts' decision holds off new calls for public option

Viewpoints: Both parties swinging for the fences on health law decision; GOP once supported universal care; Sarah Palin's latest 'whopper'

Is the individual mandate payment penalty a tax?

State roundup: Bumpy managed care transition in Calif.

High Court's Medicaid decision could have long-term repercussions

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