Topic: Health Care Policy

Supreme Court sets Obama healthcare arguments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments on President Barack Obama's sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul will last 5-1/2 hours spread over three days from March 26-28, the Supreme Court said on Monday.The Supreme Court last month agreed to hear the 5-1/2 hours of oral ...

High court sets Obama healthcare arguments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments on President Barack Obama's sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul will last 5-1/2 hours spread over three days from March 26-28, the Supreme Court said on Monday.The Supreme Court last month agreed to hear the 5-1/2 hours of oral ...

2.5 million young adults insured due to reforms: U.S.

(Reuters) - U.S. healthcare reforms have enabled 2.5 million young adults to obtain insurance coverage, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, up from 1 million earlier this year.Federal officials credited the gains to the Affordable Care Act, legislation championed by President Barack ...

Top court schedules Obama healthcare law briefs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday set the schedule for briefs to be filed ahead of hearing arguments in late March over President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul law.The high court agreed to a proposal by the three main parties ...

Obama supports less access to morning-after pill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he supports a controversial decision by the U.S. health secretary to overrule government scientists about access to an emergency contraceptive known as the morning-after pill.Obama said he backs Wednesday's decision by Health and ...

Health Secretary blocks easier access to morning-after pill

(Reuters) - The health secretary overruled government scientists and refused to bring the controversial morning-after pill from behind the pharmacy counter and onto drugstore shelves.Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday used her power to trump the Food and Drug ...
Health care providers and their patients both have parts to play in the high-stakes game of protecting sensitive medical information, especially as technology becomes easier to implement and enforcement of regulations intensifies.Let's be truthful. Being compliant with the Healthcare Insurance Portability Act ...

Care home failure could be repeated, MPs warn

The government must do more to avoid the collapse of further care homes following the fall of Southern Cross, a group of MPs warned on Tuesday.Authorities are failing to monitor the financial health of providers, some of which are stacking up huge ...

Obama nominates new Medicare chief, Berwick steps down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official who helped lead President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will step down from the helm of the Medicare program after Republicans blocked his Senate confirmation for the job.Obama had resubmitted the candidacy of Dr. Donald Berwick ...
The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley on Thursday launched a drive to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for hospital treatment. Around a quarter of a million people in England have been waiting for non-urgent treatment in England for ...
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