Topic: Health Care Reform

US court deals blow to Obama health care law

A US appeals court Friday dealt a new blow to the health care reform law which forms President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement, declaring its centerpiece provision unconstitutional.The Eleventh Circuit appeals court, based in Atlanta, ruled that the law's individual mandate, which ...

Analysis: Healthcare ruling and what it means

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court dealt a blow to President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Friday, leaving a mark on constitutional law, the healthcare industry, U.S. politics and U.S. states.The court ruled as "unconstitutional" the law's requirement that individuals buy health ...

Ohio court says anti-Obamacare amendment can be on November ballot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would block implementation of President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law can appear on the ballot this fall.The ruling came on ...

Bachmann, Pawlenty clash in heated debate

AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty clashed repeatedly over their records during a presidential debate on Thursday, two days before they vie for conservative support in a straw poll that could make or break their campaigns.The fierce exchanges ...

Many use safety-net health care despite MA reform

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Health care reform in Massachusetts hasn't lessened the pressure on providers that care for the poor, a new study shows.In fact, visits to community health centers climbed by 31 percent between 2005 and 2009, and charity and ...

US appeals court upholds Obama's health care law

President Barack Obama won a legal victory in the battle over his controversial health care law Wednesday when a federal appeals court in Ohio upheld the constitutionality of a key provision.It was the first ruling at the appeals court level in the ...

McKinsey stands by employer health insurance survey

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consultant McKinsey & Co on Monday defended the methodology behind its survey gauging employers' views on providing health insurance to workers, a report that drew criticism from U.S. health reform supporters.The survey found 30 percent of respondents whose companies ...

Healthcare ills infect 2012-bound Republicans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The troubled healthcare industry, recently a problem for Democrats facing voter anger over President Barack Obama's overhaul law, is now plaguing Republicans hoping to take the White House in 2012.The health law proved a liability for Democrats in the ...

Romney downplays health record and woos conservatives

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney played down on Thursday the healthcare reforms he crafted as Massachusetts governor as he sought the support of conservatives for his party's 2012 presidential nomination.The similarities between Romney's healthcare plan and that of Democratic ...

Mitt Romney says overturning health law "first act"

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that reversing healthcare reforms passed in 2010, a signature element of President Barack Obama's agenda, would be a top priority if he were elected president in 2012."If I am elected president, I will ...