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Mar 26, 2012

Justices ready to move to heart of health care case (UPDATE)

The Supreme Court plunged into debate Monday on the fate of the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system, and the justices gave every indication they will not allow an obscure tax law to derail the case.

Mar 23, 2012

US House passes major health care malpractice reform bill

A measure that caps damages for a broad array of medical and other health-related injury cases and repeals a portion of the federal health care law passed the House on Thursday on a vote divided largely along party lines.

Mar 19, 2012

Court weighs making health coverage a fact of life

Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no.

Dec 5, 2011

Lawmaker continues to press White House on Kagan’s role in health care law’s defense

Rep. Lamar Smith is amplifying his call to the White House to disclose more information about Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s involvement in crafting the defense of the federal health care overhaul when she was solicitor general now that the Court is set to decide the law’s constitutionality.

Nov 16, 2011

Health care case to get full US Supreme Court — Kagan, Thomas included

When the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide the constitutionality of the federal health care law’s individual mandate, as well as several other jurisdictional and substantive issues, there was a notable omission: no mention was made about recusal of any justice from the decision.

Nov 15, 2011

Court to consider health care law’s Medicaid mandate

As part of a broad examination of the federal health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Congress impermissibly conditioned states’ federal Medicaid funding on the adoption of expanded eligibility and coverage thresholds.

Nov 14, 2011

Supreme Court will hear health care case this term

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and 
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term. This decision to hear arguments in the spring sets […]

Nov 8, 2011

Appeals court upholds Obama health care law

By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative-leaning appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law, as the Supreme Court prepares to consider this week whether to resolve conflicting rulings over the law’s requirement that all Americans buy health care insurance. A panel of the U.S. Court […]

Sep 29, 2011

Election-year ruling looms for health overhaul

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul appears headed for a Supreme Court ruling as the presidential election season hits full stride in the coming year. The health care law affecting virtually every American is sure to figure prominently in President Barack Obama’s campaign for re-election. Republican […]

Sep 28, 2011

Wis. one of 26 states to appeal health care law to US Supreme Court

By 
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – States and a business group opposed to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday for a speedy ruling that puts an end to the law aimed at extending insurance coverage to more than 30 million people. The high court should strike down […]

Sep 7, 2011

Health care case puts spotlight on Supreme Court recusals

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to decide whether to take up the constitutional challenge to the nation’s health care law, but already some critics are stepping up calls for two justices to recuse themselves from considering the case.

Apr 3, 2011

Government appeals judge’s health care ruling (UPDATE)

By GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The federal health care overhaul’s core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal of a ruling that struck down the Obama administration’s signature […]

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