Thursday, March 15, 2012

News bites: Bishops’ contraception crusade, Supreme Court’s critics, and more

Source: The Hill
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops formally made its fight against President Obama's birth-control coverage mandate the church's top priority, The Washington Post reports.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Day in court for healthcare revives public fight

Source: The Chicago Tribune
The fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will be debated at the Supreme Court this month, reviving controversy over his signature domestic policy achievement in a year when Americans vote on whether to give him a second term.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Moot court previews legal debate over healthcare reform

Source: The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles litigators face off over mandatory health insurance, expected to be a key issue when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

FAQ: The Supreme Court and health reform

Source: The Huffington Post
ere are seven key questions and answers on where the lawsuit has been, what will happen in the Supreme Court and what it means for the Affordable Care Act.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Health care reform: States may test HHS power

Source: Politico

If the Supreme Court upholds the health care reform law, can a state keep fighting its implementation?

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Health care reform issues go beyond mandate

Source: Politico
The individual mandate won’t be the only star of the show at the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the health law. It will share billing with three other major issues awaiting the justices’ review.
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Lead plaintiff in healthcare challenge holds medical debt

Source: The Hill

A lead plaintiff in the healthcare reform lawsuit has $4,500 in unpaid medical bills, according to bankruptcy records.

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Friday, March 9, 2012

White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law

Source: The New York Times
The White House has begun an aggressive campaign to use approaching Supreme Court arguments on the new health care law as a moment to build support for the measure seen as President Obama’s signature legislative achievement, hoping to shape public opinion on an issue at the center of the battle for the White House and Congress.
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