Topic: Barack Obama

Analysis: Two justices may decide fate of Obama healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The legal fate of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law will likely come down to two Republican appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court -- Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy.That would be a familiar role for Kennedy, ...

Analysis: Obama healthcare law: two justices may decide fate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The legal fate of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law will likely come down to two Republican appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court -- Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy.That would be a familiar role for Kennedy, ...

U.S. to clarify how insurance exchanges will work

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information on Monday when the Obama administration reveals more on how these complex marketplaces will work.The federal government has so far given few details on this transformative ...

Senate votes to repeal healthcare tax measure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to pressure from business groups worried about an avalanche of paperwork, the Senate voted on Tuesday to rescind a tax-reporting requirement included in last year's healthcare overhaul law.With bipartisan support, the Senate voted 87-12 to pass legislation sponsored ...
WASHINGTON - Nevada has joined 20 states to have the new federal health care law declared unconstitutional. At the same time, Gov. Brian Sandoval has ordered the state to begin implementing it because at this point, it's the law of the land.Now, ...

House votes to block fund for healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to block funding of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul law, but the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.The vote was part of a sweeping bill to cut federal ...

Virginia to ask top court to review health law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia said on Thursday it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state's challenge to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law, a rare legal request seeking to bypass the appeals court.A federal judge in Virginia ruled the ...

US Senate beats back Obama health law repeal bid

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the US Senate defeated a Republican push to repeal his landmark health care overhaul, likely leaving its fate in the hands of the courts.Lawmakers voted 47-51 along party lines to allow the repeal drive to advance ...

US judge deals new blow to Obama health reform

A second US federal judge Monday declared President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional, sparking a fierce new showdown with Republicans who vow to repeal the historic reform act.The Obama administration immediately pledged to appeal and branded the ruling by a Florida ...

House set to vote on healthcare repeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will resume action next week on repealing President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul, a House Republican spokesman said on Thursday.The House had been expected to act this week on the repeal bill, but the vote ...