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Missouri Battlelines Drawn Over Medicaid Expansion

Johnny Kampis
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January 16, 2013
A partisan battle is shaping up in Missouri over the Medicaid expansion mandated by President Obama’s health care law.

Analysis: Prominent Democrats Call for Medical Device Tax Repeal

Ryan Ellis
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January 15, 2013
It’s not often that cynical official Washington is outraged by chutzpah, but it happened recently when 18 Democrat senators and senators-elect sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ask

Affordability Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Benjamin Domenech
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January 14, 2013
You might think the Affordable Care Act’s primary aim, as the name indicates, would be to make affordable health insurance available to every American.

Seven Reasons States Shouldn’t Expand Medicaid

Merrill Matthews
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January 11, 2013
Democrats are desperately hoping the states will accept the Medicaid expansion being foisted on them by President Obama’s health care law, but they may be disappointed.

Without State Exchange, Ohio Small Businesses Have Standing to Sue IRS

Jon Cassidy
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January 10, 2013
Now that Republican Governor John Kasich has decided Ohio will not establish its own health insurance exchange, small business owners with more than fifty employees may have legal recourse to block

Hobby Lobby Case Could Redefine Religious Liberty

Benjamin Domenech
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January 08, 2013
Hobby Lobby, the big-box craft store chain, recently lost the first round of its case against the administration over President Obama’s contraception mandate.

The Heavy Lift of Implementing Obamacare

Benjamin Domenech
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January 07, 2013
Gary Alexander, the public welfare secretary in Pennsylvania, has a long career of successfully applying cost-saving reforms at the state level.

Colorado Medicaid Expansion May Prove Costlier Than Expected

Linda Gorman
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January 04, 2013
Colorado is currently considering whether to expand Medicaid under President Obama’s health care law, which radically restructures federal subsidy programs for medical care.

Michigan Legislature Decides Against State Obamacare Exchange

Jason Hart
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January 03, 2013
A bill to create a state health insurance exchange in Michigan in compliance with President Obama’s health care law was rejected by the state House of Representatives Health Policy Committee.
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