Topic: United States

Health insurance is our bulwark against emergency medical expenses that can hit you hard anytime in your life. However, in such a scenario where one has gone through prolonged hospitalization, if one faces a health insurance denial of coverage, then life can ...

White House makes health reform case to doctors

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration asked U.S. doctors Monday to get on board with health reform legislation passed in March, saying those who embrace change will prosper. Administration officials said the new law will provide doctors with information technology and ...

Missouri votes to block U.S. health insurance law

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected the new U.S. healthcare bill, approving a measure that would forbid the federal government from penalizing people who do not buy health insurance. With 78 percent of precincts reporting, 72.6 percent of ...
Federal judge refuses to dismiss Virginia lawsuit challenging national health care reform lawVirginia's lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care reform law has cleared its first legal hurdle. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson on Monday denied the Justice Department's request to dismiss ...
In California, lawmaker pushes the next frontier of health care reform _ for pet insuranceWhile states across the nation grapple with national health care reform, a new population of patients is gaining attention in California: Fido and Fluffy. Many feline and canine ...

Virginia, government square off over healthcare

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - The state of Virginia and the government were pitched in a legal battle in a federal courtroom on Thursday that could lead to the undoing of the massive healthcare reform law passed three months ago. Judge Henry Hudson ...
Palin warns health care overhaul amounts to 'hefty tax hike' for special needs familiesFormer Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is warning that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would hurt those with special needs by raising insurance costs. Palin said Tuesday ...

U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans spend twice as much as residents of other developed countries on healthcare, but get lower quality, less efficiency and have the least equitable system, according to a report released on Wednesday. The United States ranked last when compared ...
Federal government asks judge to dismiss health care overhaul challenge from 20 statesThe Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by 20 states challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The motion filed late Wednesday says the U.S. ...

Obama pitches healthcare reform to older voters

WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters on Tuesday his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits as he launched a new push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the Gulf ...
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