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Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled a bill Thursday that would block funding for President Barack Obama's health care reform as long as it is contested in the courts.The measure targeting the health care reforms passed by Congress in 2010 was ...
The Obama administration said Tuesday it would not ask a US appeals court to reconsider its finding that part of the landmark health reform bill is unconstitutional.Legal observers said the decision makes it likely that the legal challenge to the health care ...

Court tosses Virginia challenge to healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court handed President Barack Obama a victory for his signature healthcare law on Thursday, ruling against challenges by the state of Virginia and others seeking to invalidate the law as unconstitutional.The U.S. Court of Appeals for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trump says public scorn greater than he expected

NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday it's not much fun flirting with the idea of running for president in the face of relentless attacks and ridicule."Nobody said it was going to be easy, but I ...

Obama administration fights to save healthcare law

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court on Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of ...
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