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GOP health care plan: A bridge to nowhere

By Shannon Brown / current.com While the Obama administration waits for a Supreme Court ruling on its signature health care plan, the Republican opposition in the House and Senate is readying a “replacement" act if the court strikes down all or part of the so-called “Obamacare" reforms. Even if the Supreme Court allows the health care laws to stand as they are, GOP House Speaker John Boehner is ...

Report: Obama health care plan good for California's economy

File: President Barack Obama arrives for a signing ceremony of the Affordable Health Care for America Act with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan Report 2012 First Quarter Financial Results

OAKLAND, Calif., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their subsidiaries (KFH/HP) reported today that combined total operating revenue for ...

Clipboard: Health plan options for small businesses expanding

The state has approved a plan by the Retailers’ Association of Massachusetts to create a small business cooperative for buying health insurance plans as a group, giving the employers access to less expensive plans. The approval came just as the Massachusetts Health Connector was relaunching its Business Express program, an online insurance marketplace similar to the one the agency provides for ...

Co-Op Health Plan Gets U.s. Loans

A new, nonprofit health plan is coming to Nevada as part of federal health reform. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded a loan Friday to a Las Vegas coalition to start a statewide, consumer-governed health insurance company called a consumer

Ave Maria drops health insurance coverage for students

Ave Maria University is dropping health coverage for students. They say, President Obama's new health plan makes it too expensive for the students.

Ave Maria drops student health plan, insurance requirement

With premiums expected to rise by 66 percent, from $839 to $1,392, and deductibles scheduled to jump from $100 to $250, university officials decided to drop the mandate. The university's insurer also said new federal mandates would require coverage of some abortion-related services, which the university doesn't support.

The need for a backup health plan

We know that most people get their health insurance coverage through their jobs or through a family member’s employer.

Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate

DENVER (Reuters) - A small Catholic college in Ohio said Tuesday it was dropping health insurance coverage for students rather than comply with a federal mandate that the plan provide free birth control. The Franciscan University of Steubenville "will not participate in a plan that requires us to violate the consistent teachings of the Catholic Church on the sacredness of human life," according ...