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Health law debate spins on Sunday talk shows

With the Supreme Court decision still fresh, congressional leaders and administration officials went on the Sunday talk shows to press their points on the health law.

2 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 2, 2012

Today's headlines detail the latest news, developments, analysis and fallout from last week's Supreme Court health law decision.

2 Jul 2012

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Spending on health care for children grew faster than spending for adults between 2007 and 2010 due to increasing prices for all categories of goods and services, finds a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

2 Jul 2012

Rutgers explains significance of Supreme Court upholding the health care law

The Supreme Court upheld the core of President Obama's health care overhaul, ruling that the government can require all Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty.

2 Jul 2012

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

[House Speaker John Boehner] said the Supreme Court ruling, which defined the mandate as a tax, strengthened his "resolve" to get rid of the law. "All it really does is strengthen my resolve and resolve of Republicans here in Washington to repeal this awful law," Boehner said.

2 Jul 2012

Running down the varied state reaction to the health law decision

State leaders reacted to the Supreme Court health law decision in varied ways: Some hailed the decision as a victory for everyday Americans while others warned the decision will harm citizens. Still others, however, including Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, saw a mixed bag.

30 Jun 2012

Most health care firms expect to benefit from health law

The court's decision to uphold the law is expected to help nearly every corner of the health care industry, The Associated Press reports. But other outlets also note that insurers are concerned about new rules.

30 Jun 2012

Medicaid piece of high court decision creates questions for states

The element of the ruling that allows states to "opt out" of the health law's Medicaid expansion without losing current program funding immediately changed state-level implementation dynamics.

30 Jun 2012

What does ruling mean for election politics? Dems, GOP seek to energize bases

Supporters of President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney are using the Supreme Court health law ruling as motivation ahead of November's presidential election.

30 Jun 2012

Unfazed, Republicans ready repeal Redux post-SCOTUS decision

Republicans on Thursday vowed to repeal the health care law after the Supreme Court ruling affirming the constitutionality of the law and are planning a repeal vote in the House on July 11. In the meantime, some states, including Georgia for instance, will hold off on implementing key parts of the law to see if the GOP is successful.

30 Jun 2012

How the Medicaid ruling is playing in the states

State officials offer views on their newfound options regarding the health law's Medicaid expansion. Also, news outlets report on how many people might become eligible for Medicaid and at what cost.

30 Jun 2012

Health system changes move forward

Press reports detail the steps that might happen next in terms of the health law's implementation as well as what the decision might mean for consumers.

30 Jun 2012

Supreme Court lets most of health law stand

In a decision that surprised many observers, the high court allowed the measure's individual mandate to survive as a tax but set limits on the law's Medicaid expansion.

30 Jun 2012

'Tax' term looms over health law decision

By upholding the individual mandate as a tax, the Supreme Court's ruling on the health law could be a potent political weapon for conservatives, news organizations report.

30 Jun 2012

Roberts' position dismays conservatives, surprises President who once opposed his confirmation

The chief justice treads a very narrow path to find the health law constitutional and helps to redefine the public's view of the court.

30 Jun 2012

States prepare new push on exchanges post-SCOTUS decision -- or grind to a halt with confusion, opposition

From the states... reactions involving confusion, celebration or stiff opposition regarding the implementation of the health law's insurance exchanges -- despite affirmation of the overhaul's constitutionality by the Supreme Court Thursday.

30 Jun 2012

Calif. Gov. signs budget

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill shortly before a midnight deadline. The legislature also passed a measure that kills the Healthy Families medical insurance program and moves nearly 900,000 low-income children to Medi-Cal.

29 Jun 2012

Roundup of recent polls shows health law continues to be polarizing

Polls around the nation have examined opinions on the health care law in advance of the Supreme Court's ruling and the presidential election. One poll finds the same percentage of people are dissatisfied with the health law as are dissatisfied with the health care system.

29 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: The moral underpinning of the health law; Mandate may not be critical

There was a reason - a pretty noble one, in fact - behind Obamacare, as well as several earlier proposals, Democratic and Republican, to overhaul the health-care system. As the president put it in 2009, providing near-universal coverage for Americans is "a core ethical and moral obligation." That hasn't come up much recently, as soothsayers of all stripes have been predicting how the Supreme Court will rule shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday.

29 Jun 2012

Setting the scene: The Supreme Court's health law ruling

With a ruling expected soon after the justices take the bench at 10 a.m., speculation focuses not only on what its various elements will be, but how the various players will spin them.

29 Jun 2012