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A tax on medical devices that almost nobody likes
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 22, 2013
You don't often hear about a 79-to-20 vote in the U.S. Senate, but that's exactly what happened last night. The chamber voted overwhelmingly to repeal a tax on medical devices.
New health care law hits the job market
Dan Gorenstein Nov 23, 2012
When the Affordable Care Act takes effect in 2014, some employers may cut workers' hours to avoid providing benefits.
New health care rules may still leave sickest underserved
Dan Gorenstein Nov 22, 2012
Health advocates say the new rules under the Affordable Care Act still allow insurers too much flexibility in the coverage they offer.
Massachusetts and the high price of health care
Dan Gorenstein Sep 11, 2012
Six years after sweeping health care reform, Massachusetts is still struggling to lower the cost of care.
Aetna buys Coventry Health Care in a Medicaid land grab
Dan Gorenstein Aug 20, 2012
The $5.7 billion deal with let Aetna double its number of Medicaid members.
In Oregon, health reform is welcome
Mitchell Hartman Aug 8, 2012
Oregon will take federal money to expand Medicaid, and try to cut costs too.
Health care law could reduce government costs
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jul 25, 2012
A report from the Congressional Budget office says President Obama's health care law could save the federal government $84 billion over the next decade. That savings is mostly because of the Supreme Court ruling last month, and a part of the law it ruled out.
Health clinics brace for 'pent-up demand'
Laurel Morales Jul 16, 2012
The recent Supreme Court ruling has a lot of health care providers scrambling to deal with more patients.
Hospital lobbyists gear up after health care ruling
Dan Gorenstein Jul 6, 2012
They stand to gain big if states expand Medicaid. But it's going to be a battle, and states like Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina have already said they don't want to expand the program.
The biggest tax increase since...1993?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Jul 2, 2012
Where the Affordable Care Act ranks in U.S. tax history.
