Gov. Scott Walker's administration hasn't given up on his push to have the state directly pay for its workers' health insurance instead of getting it through HMOs, telling Republican lawmakers who oppose the idea that the workers could face steep increases in premiums next year under the current system.

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A group of small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the federal health care law, alleging that the agency exceeded its authority by expanding the law’s employer mandate.

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Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.

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The federal Defense of Marriage Act could not be enforced to deny a federal employee the right to have her same-sex spouse covered under her health insurance plan, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled in granting summary judgment.

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Now that I’m self-employed again, a friend asked me if it worries me to not have any health insurance anymore.

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Congress does not have the authority under the Commerce Clause to require individuals to purchase a minimum level of health insurance coverage, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania has ruled in granting summary judgment.

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