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CMS releases proposed rule for health insurance co-opsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:54AMEven though considerable doubts surround the survival prospects of these co-ops, they are envisioned as a means to give consumers better value than existing insurance companies. Start-up loans will be available to co-ops that have good odds of becoming financially viable.

Women Should Get Free Prescription Birth Control, Report To US GovtWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:16AMA new report for the US government recommends that women receive free prescription birth control as part of services that new health plans will cover at no cost to patients under the Affordable Care Act. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released on Tuesday, recommends the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) include eight additional services as necessary to support women's ...

Curiosity emerges regarding federal fallback for health exchangesWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:09AMWill there really be a strong federal health insurance exchange to take over for states that don't build their own? Or is it a paper tiger? That question is nagging at some policy experts following last week's release of the proposed federal rules on the new state health insurance marketplaces, which are supposed to be set up in every state by 2014 under President Barack Obama's health reform law.

Editorial: Fading GOP cry of ’repeal and replace’Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:00AMWhen Republicans took over the House in January, it seemed all you heard was the chant, "Repeal and replace." It was a surefire applause getter at Republican gatherings.

Monnes Anderson appointed to health care committeeWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMA local Gresham senator will now have her hand in health care legislation at the Capitol. Last week, Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem/Gervais/Woodburn, appointed Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham, to serve on the Legislative Advisory and Oversight Committee for the Oregon Health ...

5M in U.S. lacking necessities since 2008Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:11AMWASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Nearly 5 million fewer Americans have access to the basic necessities of life compared to October 2008, when the U.S. economy tanked, a Gallup poll indicates.

Idaho accepting health care law money, after allTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:22PMBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho was set to accept as much as $19 million in federal cash linked to the health care overhaul as state agencies take advantage of waiver provisions that help them skirt Gov. C.

Parker: The real story of the president's not-quite-true taleTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:00PMParker: The real story of the president's not-quite-true tale

Health care legislation will take millions off tax rollsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:41PMHealth care legislation will take millions off tax rolls