Tempers flared on Capitol Hill on Thursday as lawmakers waded into an increasingly heated debate over the mandated coverage of contraceptives under the nation’s new health-care law. Read the Article>

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State lawmakers took a step toward implementing a major component of President Barack Obama's health care reform law Monday as an Assembly panel moved legislation to establish a New Jersey health insurance exchange.

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The Food and Drug Administration finalized its recommendations for drug industry fees on Friday and sent them to lawmakers for their approval.

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More than 480 state lawmakers plan to file a brief Thursday urging the Supreme Court to uphold President Obama's healthcare law.

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Food and Drug Administration advisers, in a recent vote, said the benefits of four popular Bayer AG birth-control pills outweigh the blood-clot risk. What the FDA didn't disclose is that three of the advisers have had ties to Bayer, serving as consultants, speakers or researchers.

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A pair of bipartisan lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to let television cameras broadcast their proceedings for the first time when they hear arguments next year about President Obama's landmark health care law.

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The White House wants another shot at requiring some Americans to pay more for their employer-backed health coverage, despite a previously tepid response from the very same lawmakers needed to advance the proposal. Read the Article>

The White House and congressional leaders are accelerating negotiations over the biggest debt-reduction package in at least two decades amid mounting concern that the effort is running out of time. Read the Article>

Members of Congress are finding that they may now have to shop for a new insurance plan.

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