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Texas opts out of key health care reform provisions
Jeff Horwich Jul 12, 2012
It's been almost two weeks since the Supreme Court ruled President Obama's health care overhaul constitutional. Today Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially announced his plans to opt out of the Medicaid expansion and insurance exchanges included in the Affordable Care Act.
WellPoint gears up for Medicaid bonanza
Dan Gorenstein Jul 9, 2012
The giant health insurer will acquire competitor Amerigroup Corp. for nearly $5 billion in a bid for more Medicaid business.
A week after Supreme Court decision, Americans still divided
Frank Newport Jul 5, 2012
It's been exactly a week since the Supreme Court announced that President Obama's healthcare overhaul is constitutional. Have Americans shifted their view of the law?
What's so bad about off-label uses of medication?
David Brancaccio Jul 3, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline, the huge British drug-maker, will pay $3 billion in fines and compensation to the U.S. government and the states. They are in trouble for marketing drugs for off-label uses of its drugs.
GlaxoSmithKline reaches $3 billion settlement for fraud
Mitchell Hartman Jul 3, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline, the huge British drug maker, will pay $3 billion in fines and compensation to the U.S. government and the states. According to the Justice Department, it's the biggest settlement in a health-care fraud case in history.
The initial economic impacts of the health care decision
Jeremy Hobson Jun 29, 2012
After the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act yesterday, economists are already speculating on what it could mean for the U.S. economy, both in the short and the long-term.
What the health care law means for the restaurant industry
Jeremy Hobson Jun 29, 2012
One group of Americans that may be particularly worried about the Supreme Court's health care ruling is the restaurant industry.
Rep. Phillip Gingrey: 'Shocked' by health care ruling
Kai Ryssdal Jun 28, 2012
Georgia congressman Phil Gingrey discusses Republican strategy in response to the Supreme Court's upholding of the Affordable Care Act.
Will health care reform be good for the U.S. economy?
David Gura Jun 28, 2012
Now that the dust has settled on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, it's time to take a closer look at the trickle-down effects of the law.
Final note on health care: We'll have to wait and see
Kai Ryssdal Jun 28, 2012
For all the analysis and predictions about the health care reform law, nobody knows what will happen.
