Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
Obama declares health care law ‘is here to stay’
WASHINGTON — Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul as
AP: States fear loss of health care aid
Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.
Miss. Dems seek new approach on Medicaid expansion
Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they’re trying a new approach to push for Medicaid expansion — an issue they support and Republican leaders oppose.
Miss. Dems push GOP for Medicaid expansion vote
Mississippi House Democrats said Monday they’re trying to bring pressure on Republicans to revive a Medicaid bill that’s blocked in a committee.
Health and Human Services: Miss. can try for fed-state health exchange
After blocking Mississippi’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange because of divisions among state leaders on the plan, federal officials said Friday that they’re encouraging the state to seek approval for a partnership — an exchange jointly run by the state and federal governments.
Feds reject proposed health exchange in Miss.
The Obama administration has rejected Mississippi’s proposal to create a state-run health insurance exchange, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Thursday, dealing a blow to his bid to craft an exchange despite the opposition of Republican Gov. Phil Bryant.
Expansion not in Medicaid bill, but not dead issue
Mississippi lawmakers are holding onto a chance to debate Medicaid expansion in the next few weeks, even though Gov. Phil Bryant and other Republican leaders oppose growth in the program.
Money fears vs. real benefits in Medicaid choice
President Barack Obama thinks his health care law makes states an offer they can’t refuse.
Whether to expand Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and disabled, could be the most important decision facing governors and legislatures this year.
Q&A about Miss. plans in federal health overhaul
Q: How many people are uninsured in Mississippi and how many of those are projected to get insurance under the exchange? A: The state has
Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense?
Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, experts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize them and change their ways, why not just let these health sinners die?
Some Miss. hospitals backing Medicaid expansion
Some Mississippi hospital administrators say they worry about bad financial consequences if the state doesn’t expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul.
Specifically, they worry hospitals will have to continue providing care for uninsured people even if the federal government stops reimbursing part of the expense.
Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start
New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Most people may not notice. But they will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, one option in play if lawmakers can ever agree on a budget deal to reduce federal deficits.
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor
It’s health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.
States reveal their choices on Obama’s health law
After two years of political battles and a Supreme Court case, many if not most states are expected to tell the federal government Friday if they’re willing carry out a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
Obama’s health care overhaul turns into a sprint
Its place assured alongside Medicare and Medicaid, President Barack Obama’s health care law is now in a sprint to the finish line, with just 11 months to go before millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage.
Poll: Most see health law being implemented
They may not like it, but they don’t see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama’s health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging from minor to major alterations, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.
GOP’s Palazzo opposes expansion of Miss. Medicaid
Freshman U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says Mississippi should not expand Medicaid to cover more people under the federal health care overhaul.
Miss. black lawmakers support Medicaid expansion
Black lawmakers in Mississippi say they support an expansion of the Medicaid program as part of the federal health care overhaul.
Supreme Court health-care ruling prompts mixed reaction
Columbus residents Friday had mixed reactions on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling largely upholding President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.