Attorney Robert L. Lord, Jr. Joins the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida Board of Directors

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida), a leading nonprofit immunological research institute, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert L. Lord, Jr., J.D., B.C.S., F.A.C.H.E., to the Board of Directors. Continue reading

New rules for 'Obamacare' implementation released – scrutinized by insurers, employers, states, consumers

Long-awaited draft regulations offer new guidance to insurers, states and employers. USA Today: Administration Unveils Health Care Regulations The Obama administration released new health care regulations Tuesday that preclude insurers from adjusting premiums based on pre-existing or chronic health conditions, tell states what benefits must be included in health exchange plans, and allow employers to reward employees who work to remain healthy (Kennedy, 11/20). The Washington Post: Obama Administration Officials Propose Altered Rules For Health Insurers The Obama administration proposed new rules Tuesday that would loosen some of the 2010 health-care law’s mandates on insurers while tightening others. Continue reading

FOXNEWS FOX NEWS: Obama Obamacare allows Government to dictate your care and Seniors get less care – Video




FOXNEWS FOX NEWS: Obama Obamacare allows Government to dictate your care and Seniors get less care Obama – Obamacare allows Government to dictate your care and …► 2:31► 2:31 www.youtube.com/watch?v.. Continue reading

The Election's Consequences for Health-Care Law

Temptation to claim a “status quo” outcome ignores broader trends in health and Medicare debates. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters At first glance, Tuesday’s election does not appear to have altered much the country’s health care politics: Many of the same key players and issues will dominate the congressional debate. Yet the temptation to claim a “status quo” outcome from the election ignores broader trends in this year’s health and Medicare debates, according to longtime congressional observers Continue reading

Health care future hinges on presidential vote

The signature achievement of President Barack Obamas term could be out the door if Mitt Romney wins in November, but the debate over the future of health care in America will continue and possibly dominate the next term no matter who gets elected. The candidates competing visions could scarcely be more dissimilar, even though Obamas Affordable Care Act was closely modeled after the health care plan Romney signed into law while governor of Massachusetts. Continue reading

Health-care-reform debate raises question of responsibility

Need to engage political arena Ron Sim’s emphasis on individual responsibility in this matter is overlooking some major factors that affect public health [Take responsibility for your health-care costs, Opinion, Oct. 7] Continue reading

Analysis: Access to health care beginning to look like airline travel

The old axis of access in U.S. health care – insured or uninsured – is being replaced by the kind of gradations and complexity in determining who-gets-what-when-for-what-price for which the airline industry has become famous. Some recent data and reactions to the provisions of the Affordable Care Act reinforce the trend Continue reading

Closer Look: Health care law's costs complicated

As the dust settles from the U.S. Supreme Court’s momentous decision on health care, top state leaders have faced off with conflicting figures about the cost to Illinois of expanded Medicaid coverage. President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul expands Medicaid to more Americans, but the court’s ruling, in effect, makes the expansion optional for states. Continue reading

Health care: Law stands, so must Minnesota get moving?

A television screen at a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange headlines the Supreme Court decision on health care, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Stocks dropped sharply Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld the central provision of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a requirement that almost all Americans carry health insurance. Continue reading

Health care: The self-employed owner

James Schoenhard, 43, hopes the health law survives, and with it the individual mandate. It won't affect him directly. He carries health insurance as owner of Schoenhard Lawn Care in Sioux Falls. Continue reading