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Minnesota Receives $26M to Continue Design of Insurance Exchange

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced that the state has received a $26 million grant to continue the design and development of a Minnesota-made health insurance exchange. An exchange is a marketplace where Minnesota consumers and employers can find, compare, choose, …

Administration Grants States Leeway on Health Benefits Package

The Obama administration has rolled out a benefits framework for millions of people who will get private insurance through the health care overhaul, but states will decide the specifics. The new law calls for the federal government to set a …

Supreme Court Schedules Obama Healthcare Arguments

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 …

Supreme Court to Hear Federal Healthcare Mandate

The Obama administration Monday cleared the way for the Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 term the president’s signature healthcare law that requires Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty. A Justice Department spokeswoman said it decided against …

Oklahoma Seeks Waiver on Health Care Insurance MLR Requirement

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is seeking a waiver on a major provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Doak requested an adjustment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to new minimum Medical Loss …

Court Tosses Virginia Challenge to Healthcare Law

A U.S. appeals court handed President Barack Obama a victory for his signature healthcare law Thursday, ruling against challenges by the state of Virginia and others seeking to invalidate the law as unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

Michigan Group Seeks Supreme Court Review of Healthcare Law

A Michigan-based legal group Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that found President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law constitutional. In the first of several appeals likely to reach the high court, the Thomas More Law …

States to Learn Details of Health Insurance Exchanges Today

States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information today 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 part …

Supreme Court Denies Fast Track for Healthcare Law Challenge

The Supreme Court refused Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic achievement that has provoked a fierce political and legal battle. The justices rejected the state of Virginia’s request to invoke a …

President Signs Repeal of Healthcare Law’s 1099 Tax Provision

President Barack Obama has signed a repeal of a 1099 tax reporting mandate for business that passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan support The 1099 reporting mandate was passed last year as part of the Patient Protection and …