After months of court rulings around the country, President Barack Obama and dozens of state officials have managed to move the debate over the constitutionality of health care reform to the U.S. Supreme Court. Exactly what would a decision from the court mean in this health reform debate? How could the justices impact the future of health care?
History of Legal Challenges for Health Reform Law
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care reform law, has been the focus of a number of debates since it was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March, 2010.
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The new healthcare reform law passed in 2010 has many individuals and employers scratching their head. Not only is it in depth, and not always straightforward, but there are different aspects to the law that make it even more complicated. With this being the case, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) developed a useful tool called AskBlue Healthcare Reform which is an interactive tool developed to help consumers better understand the new law and learn how it will impact their individual heath insurance policies.
AskBlue Healthcare Reform is accessed through the same name website and offers a simple explanation of healthcare reform and the different aspects throughout the law.
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A rare bright spot for the Obama administration this past week: a legal review of the healthcare reform law was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Granted, it wasn’t necessarily a referendum on the merits (or lack thereof) of the changes to the health insurance plan market in America. Instead, the challenge–filed by a conservative legal group in California–was denied because similar legal challenges are already winding their way through the lower courts. Moreo
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The article found on Commonhealth.wbur.org by Carey Goldberg titled “Election’s Effects On Health Care Reform: New Harvard Public Health Forum Webcast” directs readers to a video of the Forum At Harvard School of Public Health. This webcast was a discussion on the election results which was held Friday, November 5th.
This important discussion points out how powerful these election results may be since Democrats and Republicans have very different opinions on the direction health care reform should take. With Republicans having a very successful election, health care reform may take a major turn affecting health insurance for millions. It’s a
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The Republican party is staunchly against the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law. So much so, that its politicians promise that if they regain the majority in Congress, one of their first tasks will be to repeal “Obamacare”. Then, they promise that they will replace it with a more moderate, business-friendly solution.
What they promote sounds like a good idea–retaining the popular measures, such as making it easier for people with pre-existing conditions to buy a health insurance plan; while dropping the potentially troublesome elements like the individual mandate.
However, history may make some skeptical of the GOP’s pledge. After hel
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Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, will give a presentation at the upcoming Healthcare Reform: Dealing with Hurdles and Building Up Successes Conference, to be held in Washington, DC, Nov. 8-9, 2010, by GTCbio.
This informative conference will provide an extensive look at the new changes and developments caused by the healthcare reform act, and what the healthcare industry and related areas are doing to adapt. Participants will have the opportunity to gain important information on how to work with the bodies that will have jurisdiction under implementing regulations, financial business models and case studies that are necessary to comply with reform, as well as hear perspectives from both side of the political spectrum. Read more…
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: “Healthcare Reform & Its Impact on Your Bottom Line”. This two-hour event is scheduled on September 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET.
Sweeping healthcare legislation has passed, and like it or not, we’re all in for substantial changes. Much of the debate has been on the Bill’s cost to tax payers. What’s missing in this debate is how much is this Bill going to cost companies and how will it affect their bottom line. Until now there has been much speculation, now it’s time for answers. Read more…
