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Opposition to health care law hurts Olive Garden parent USA TODAY Comments. Olive Garden. Darden Restaurants, parent company of Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse, has said it would cut full-time workers' hours to avoid providing health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) ... See all stories on this topic »

The Perilous Politics Of The Health Insurance Tax Break NPR (blog) There's not much in health care that economists agree on. But one of the few things that bring them together is the idea that excluding the value of health insurance from federal taxes is nuts. "It just doesn't make sense," says Jonathan Gruber, an MIT ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Tennessee Needs Its Own Health Insurance Exchange Huffington Post (blog) By "our court" we mean the state of Tennessee, and the ball is the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, which has been volleyed at the federal level between Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential election. Now the Tennessee governor and the ... See all stories on this topic »

Oklahoma Health Care Act Suit's Dismissal Sought by U.S. Bloomberg Oklahoma's lawsuit contending a key part of President Barack Obama's 2010 health-care reform legislation is blocked by the state's constitution should be thrown out, lawyers for the U.S. said in a court filing. "Oklahoma lacks standing to sue the ... See all stories on this topic »

The (Huge And Rarely Discussed) Health Insurance Tax Break NPR (blog) "If we treated health insurance the same way we treat wages," says Gruber, "we would raise about $250 billion per year more." That not only makes the health insurance exclusion the federal government's largest tax break, but it's also "the third ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Health care cost increases slow, but still higher than Midwest, US Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Those were the key findings of two studies released by the Greater Milwaukee Business Foundation on Health Inc., which has done a series of studies since 2003 on health care costs in southeastern Wisconsin. The foundation's first studies estimated that ... See all stories on this topic »

'Consumer driven' health plan said on table in school/union negotiations The Laconia Daily Sun LACONIA — Superintendent Bob Champlin last night said the administration and the three unions that represent various employee groups within the School District are working together to lower the costs of health insurance. Champlin said the three ... See all stories on this topic »

At Small Companies Insurance Extensions Have More Limits NPR (blog) When it comes to health insurance, working for a small company often means making do with less than employees get at big firms. Small companies offer coverage less often. Even when they do make it available, it may cost more and be less comprehensive. See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Report says N.C. health-insurance exchange includes low level of covered drugs Winston-Salem Journal North Carolinians projected for enrollment in a health-insurance exchange in 2014 could have the nation's lowest level of covered pharmaceutical drugs, according to a report by Avalere Health LLC. About 700,000 North Carolinians with limited or no ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical School Students Shun Primary Care as Demand Rises Bloomberg More than three-quarters of U.S. medical students continue to shun primary care for higher-paying specialties, setting the stage for a shortage of doctors as the population ages and health care expands, a study found. Among medical residents who aren't ... See all stories on this topic »

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