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The Day After A Health Care Crescendo, Each Side Plays A Familiar Refrain

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The Day After A Health Care Crescendo, Each Side Plays A Familiar Refrain

June 29, 2012 • Supporters of the Affordable Care Act are back to singing its praises and doling out money. Opponents are trying to focus on the one aspect of the case that they won, limiting government's ability to withhold Medicaid money from states.

The Day After A Health Care Crescendo, Each Side Plays A Familiar Refrain

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Court's Health Ruling Excites GOP, But Will Voters Remember In November?

June 28, 2012 • One of the greatest unknowns right now is whether the Supreme Court's decision will significantly change the public's opinion of the health care law. Until Thursday, numerous polls indicated a majority of voters opposed the law. The court's seal of approval could help change that.

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Obama's Supreme Court Health Care Victory Hard To Overstate

June 28, 2012 • President Obama's big victory on the law so identified with him that it's called "Obamacare" means he can campaign more boldly on the law as a major achievement. He also won't have to counter claims that he wasted the first years of his presidency.

Read The Tea Leaves, But Justices (And Their Clerks) Aren't Telling

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Read The Tea Leaves, But Justices (And Their Clerks) Aren't Telling

June 27, 2012 • Only a few dozen people know how the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law. And it'll stay that way until Thursday morning. Justices and their law clerks don't leak opinions, which may explain the intense focus on what tea leaves can be read.

Insurers Wait For Verdict On Health Care Law And Their Bottom Line

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Insurers Wait For Verdict On Health Care Law And Their Bottom Line

June 15, 2012 • "I'm less concerned about how they rule and more concerned about when we can actually get at fixing this," says the head of Aetna, the nation's third-largest health insurer. He says at one level, the health care law represents a huge opportunity for the U.S. health insurance industry.

Insurers Wait For Verdict On Health Care Law And Their Bottom Line

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Public Still Mostly Hates Health Law With Supreme Court Ruling Just Weeks Off

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Public Still Mostly Hates Health Law With Supreme Court Ruling Just Weeks Off

June 7, 2012 • The latest major poll, commissioned by CBS News/NY Times just weeks before the Supreme Court is expected to deliver its ruling on the constitutionality of the health-care law. The survey found that nothing has happened to change the minds of a majority of the public that the law should be overturned.

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Romney Rekindles Conservative Doubts With Pick To Lead White House Transition

June 4, 2012 • Mitt Romney's choice of former Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt, who supports a key part of President Obama's health care law, has irked some conservatives.

Colorado Extends Medicaid To Some Adults Without Kids

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Colorado Extends Medicaid To Some Adults Without Kids

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April 26, 2012 • The state is one of just a few that is expanding Medicaid ahead of a major expansion called for in 2014 by the federal health law. Though the state estimates that 50,000 people meet the income bar, Colorado will only be able to offer coverage to 10,000 people.

Colorado Extends Medicaid To Some Adults Without Kids

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If The Health Care Overhaul Goes Down, Could Medicare Follow?

April 24, 2012 • Health experts warn that the Medicare system is so intertwined with the Affordable Care Act that if the Supreme Court strikes the law down, "it takes everything with it."

If The Health Care Overhaul Goes Down, Could Medicare Follow?

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