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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court will hear arguments on March 26-28 over the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, a battle with legal, political and financial implications for the U.S. healthcare system's biggest overha… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The estimated net costs of expanding healthcare coverage under President Barack Obama’s landmark restructuring have been reduced by $48 billion through 2021, though fewer people would be covered under private insurance plans, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called a law student on Friday after she was branded a "slut" by right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh for her outspoken support of Obama's new policy on contraception. Sandra Fluke, a … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama's policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear majorities of Roman Catholic, Protestant evangelical and independent voters, a p… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a plan to revamp the corporate tax system, slashing the top tax rate to 28 percent, while eliminating many tax loopholes that companies rely on to cut their taxes. Although the … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum accused Democratic President Barack Obama's administration on Monday of implementing healthcare policies that discourage marriage and hurt families. The former Penn… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to stoke enthusiasm in California about his 2012 re-election drive, saying he wanted another chance to overhaul immigration and tackle climate change with a second term. At a seri… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Trucking companies are going to court to fight an Obama Administration rules designed to guarantee that commercial truckers on the road get proper rest. The American Trucking Associations filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget proposal, released on Monday, calls for raising hundreds of billions of dollars from U.S.-based global companies, while ending cherished deductions and tax breaks for oil companies and other big firms. Resembling previous proposals from the … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday is scheduled to submit to Congress his fiscal 2013 budget proposal, which attempts to chart a fiscal path for the next 10 years. Presidents' budget blueprints often are ignored by Congres… View full post on Yahoo! Health News