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President Barack Obama's re-election delivered healthcare executives some certainty that the bulk of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be implemented, yet little clue how the president and Congress will treat healthcare programs in their quest to control federal spending.
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The U.S. Census Bureau delivered numbers suggesting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has started to winnow the country's ranks of uninsured as the presidential candidates pin their prospects in part on whether Americans want the law to stay or go.
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The political winds are pushing healthcare reform to the top of the agenda this week in Charlotte, N.C., as the Democratic faithful gather there for the Democratic National Convention.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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During confirmation hearings in 2005 after he was nominated to become the next chief justice of the United States, John Roberts described a judge's role as that of an “umpire.”
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The Catholic Health Association, which incurred the wrath of U.S. bishops by supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, is now formally opposing a regulation in the law that forces Catholic hospitals to indirectly provide birth control to employees.
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The Catholic Health Association, which incurred the wrath of U.S. bishops by supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, is now formally opposing a regulation in the law that forces Catholic hospitals to indirectly provide birth control to employees.
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Joseph Swedish has taken his post as the Catholic Health Association's board chairman for fiscal 2012.
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The Vatican's surprising reprimand of a Maryland-based nuns group could signal pressure on Catholic healthcare providers who similarly have broken with the church leadership over healthcare reform.
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The White House's announcement that religious hospitals and charities will not be required to provide contraception coverage in their employee health plans has left many wondering who will really pay for these services—and how?
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