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The Big Debt Driver: Rising Health Care Costs, Not Medicare Huffington Post As both our national debt and health care costs continue to swell, America's CEOs and other "influentials" have targeted Medicare as a key culprit and insist that Congress cut Medicare spending in the current deficit discussions. In truth, we do not ... See all stories on this topic »

Behavioral Health Coverage Parity Delayed by Lack of Federal Rules Gant Daily United States (KaiserHealth) – Danielle Moles is anorexic, which in her case played out not only in a near-starvation diet but also in obsessive running. She ran during tornados. She ran in temperatures that fell to 20 degrees below zero and froze her ... See all stories on this topic »

Walmart Wants Taxpayers to Pick Up Health Care Costs Truthdig Walmart has found yet another way to give its already underpaid employees the short end of the stick. According to a copy of the company's health care policy obtained by The Huffington Post, the nation's largest private employer will begin to deny ... See all stories on this topic » Truthdig

States wary of trade-offs in accepting Medicaid expansion for millions of low ... Washington Post But if a state does so, many of its poorest residents would have no other way to get health insurance. The subsidized private coverage also available under Obama's law is only for people making more than the poverty level, $11,170 for an individual ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Tennessee needs its own health insurance exchange Memphis Commercial Appeal All plans will provide the same essential health benefits like hospitalizations and preventive and wellness services which will be defined by the state under federal guidelines. Out-of-pocket and Health Savings Account limits will vary among plans. In ... See all stories on this topic »

Healthcare law will have new California Legislature scrambling Los Angeles Times The federal Affordable Care Act takes effect in January 2014, when most Americans face the requirement to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. State lawmakers must pass a series of rules to clear the way for enrollment in a new state-run insurance ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Branstad seeks wage freeze, health insurance hike The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad's administration has proposed freezing wages and increasing health care costs for 20,000 state workers in negotiations with state employee unions. The talks are for new contracts slated to take effect next year. See all stories on this topic »

Tech worker opportunity as health-care law kicks in The News Journal Divya Shroff, associate chief of staff at the Veterans Administration Hospital, left, shows medical students the facility's electronic medical records system in Washington, D.C. Healthcare reform will create a tech job boom in the industry, which ... See all stories on this topic »

Pay a penalty? Business owners face health care dilemma Chicago Daily Herald The health care law generally requires that companies with 50 or more full-time workers provide health insurance for their staffers. If they donít provide any insurance, theyíll have to pay the $2,000 penalty for each worker on their payroll. If they ... See all stories on this topic »

Health insurance subsidies may get cut Rutland Herald MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin says state health care subsidies for working-class Vermonters might be more generous than they need to be, and that some residents here could soon be facing higher insurance premiums and deductibles. Administration ... See all stories on this topic »

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