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Budget Ducks Big Benefit Cuts; Administration Wouldn't Tackle Entitlements Outside a Broader Deal on Deficit WSJ.com

President Barack Obama's budget proposal Monday will offer several measures to trim the federal deficit in the next 10 years. But it would leave largely unchanged the biggest drivers of future government spending: the Medicare, Medicaid and ...
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The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate; Critics are missing the main point. There are good reasons that your car-insurance company doesn't add $100 to your premium and then cover oil changes. WSJ.com

When the administration affirmed last month that church-affiliated employers must buy health insurance that covers birth control, the outcry was instant. Critics complained that certain institutions should be exempt as a matter of religious ...
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New Consumer Insurance Forms to Start in September WSJ.com

The Obama administration released finalized new rules for how health insurers describe what their plans cover Thursday, and told insurers that they have until September to prepare the documents for the new open enrollment season.
Should Everyone Be Required to Have Health Insurance? WSJ.com

It is one of the most contentious issues in U.S. politics today: the federal health-care law's requirement that everybody have health insurance or pay a penalty.
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Biden Backs Birth Control Compromise WSJ.com

Vice President Joe Biden said he is confident the administration will find a way to require almost all health-insurance plans to offer free contraception without forcing Catholic institutions to act against their religious beliefs.
Majority of Catholics say birth control should be covered by health insurance plans, survey finds (poll) WSJM

Grand Rapids Press File PhotoBishop Walter A. Hurley of the Grand Rapids Diocese opposes the mandate requiring religiously affiliated organizations to cover birth control for employees.
ObamaCare's Medicaid Mandate WSJ.com

From the Reason Foundation Can a technically voluntary program also be coercive? The 26 states challenging the federal government's expansion of Medicaid called for by ObamaCare are going to the Supreme Court to argue that it can.
White House Touts GOP Governors' Support of Health Insurance Exchanges WSJ Blogs

A White House report Wednesday highlights positive remarks made by several Republican governors and state legislators about setting up health insurance exchanges in their states, a key element of the health care overhaul law.
Why Mandated Health Insurance Is Unfair; There's an easier way to solve the 'free-rider' problem. WSJ.com

Should all Americans be required to have health insurance? ObamaCare said yes, and the issue is now central to the Republican presidential primary. Mitt Romney championed an individual mandate as governor of Massachusetts. Newt Gingrich ...
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Scoring Last Week's RomneyCare Debate; Santorum pointed out crucial similarities that Romney's own plan has with Obama's deeply unpopular health law. WSJ.com

Rick Santorum went for the jugular in Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, exposing Mitt Romney's weak and contradictory defense of his Massachusetts health-reform law.
Poll: Most Say High Court Should Reject Health Insurance Mandate WSJ Blogs

A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that more than half of Americans say the Supreme Court should rule that the health overhaul law's requirement to have health insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional.
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GOP Legislators Take Aim at Contraceptive Rule WSJ.com

Republicans said Wednesday they would push ahead with legislation to block the Obama administration's requirement that virtually all health-insurance plans cover contraception, as religious leaders and women's groups dug in for a prolonged ...
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Shares of WellPoint Inc. tumbled by more than 6% at one point Wednesday after the health-insurance giant reported fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of analyst expectations, raising questions about whether ...
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Under-26 Gain Insurance Under Health-Care Overhaul WSJ.com

About 2.5 million young adults have gained health-insurance coverage since the health-overhaul law let people stay on their parents' plan until they turn 26, according to government figures released Wednesday.
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Health-Insurance Refunds Tweaked WSJ.com

The Obama administration on Friday tweaked a piece of the 2010 health-overhaul law that requires insurance companies to spend most of their premium revenue on medical care.

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