health-reform

The health-reform law makes a start on curbing their growth, namely through experiments that encourage paying for quality rather than volume and the creation of an independent board able to impose cost-controlling reforms without getting tied up in Congress.

The U.S. Government: An insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army Ezra Klein 2011

President Obama's health-reform law goes before the Supreme Court in the new year.

Hurdle for Health-Law Suit Emily Maltby 2011

Under the health-reform law, she can buy health care in an exchange because insurers can't turn her away due to her history of breast cancer.

Do Republicans really oppose making health-care insurance cheaper? Ezra Klein 2011

The Department of Health and Human Services said last week it won't implement the Class Act, a part of the Obama administration's 2010 health-reform package.

Market Takes Another Bite Out of 529 Plans Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

The health-reform law dangles a tax incentive meant to encourage small companies to offer coverage to their workers by having the federal government pay 35% of employees' premiums, an amount set to rise to 50% in 2014.

Small Businesses Weigh Health-Benefits Options Kristen Gerencher 2011

If health-reform legislation is enacted, the agreement would bring financial relief to about 3.4 million elderly and disabled Americans who currently fall into a coverage gap known as the “doughnut hole.”

Wonk Room » PhRMA Announces ‘Voluntary Effort’ To Cut Rx Costs By $80 Billion In 10 Years 2009

With the one-year anniversary of the health-reform law on March 23, the Obama administration's top health official tells WSJ's Janet Adamy why the law remains unpopular with Americans and what benefits consumers will see from it in the coming months.

White House Seeks to Boost Public Support for Health Bill Janet Adamy 2011

Be more specific, more aggressively fight for a strong health-reform bill with a strong public option.

Obama to address joint session of Congress next week 2009

There are no annual or lifetime limits on Special Care coverage, thanks to a provision of the health-reform law that took effect this year.

Ask Nancy: What happens when safety-net insurance disappears? 2011

The only way to prevent this grave intrusion on state autonomy is to strike down the Medicaid provisions of the health-reform law.

ObamaCare's Next Constitutional Challenge Richard A. Epstein 2011