health care

• Supreme Court Rebuffs Conservative Group on Health Care Lawsuit (New York Times)

  By staff writer  |  January 25, 2012

  The Supreme Court won't disqualify Justice Elena Kagan from hearings challenging the health-care reform act, even though critics say she has a potential conflict of interest.

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  U.S. Health Care Spending Keeps Rising (Slowly)

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 10, 2012

  As health care costs continue to rise slowly, the amount of GDP consumed by health care spending remains flat. But whether this is a neutral impact remains a point of debate in Washington.

• Feds to Design Health Care for the Masses (BenefitsPro)

  October 7, 2011

  The federal government has begun the process of creating the framework for a basic health plan — what insurance companies will be required to provide, at minimum, to participate in state exchanges starting in 2014.

• Private Fatbody, Reporting for Duty!

  By Bcoffin, Bcoffin  |  September 1, 2010

  I came across two bits of interest on the Web yesterday that tied together our obesity epidemic with national security.The first was this bit of ...

• Do You Like Health Reform? Check Yes or No

  By Heather Trese, Heather Trese  |  March 3, 2010

  Today, Obama asked Congress to allow for an “up-or-down-vote” on health reform, which would allow the Democrats to pass the bill and put an end ...

• Remembering Ted Kennedy

  By Steve Piontek  |  August 26, 2009

  August has been a cruel month for the Kennedy clan, first with the death on the 11th of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and then two weeks ...