"Why would you trust the bureaucracy with your health if you can’t trust the bureaucracy with your politics," asked Gingrich.

Ginsburg said she would have preferred a narrower ruling that didn't cut off the political process of defining abortion limits

The department defended Sebelius's efforts to raise money for Enroll America, an organization promoting the healthcare law.

The Tennessee Republican compared the HHS secretary's requests for donations from insurance companies to the Iran-Contra scandal.

The top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said he will investigate whether the HHS secretary's fundraising push is legal.

Nearly half of small businesses think President Obama's healthcare law will be bad for business, according to a new Gallup poll.

Forty-eight percent of the employers surveyed said they believe the healthcare law will hurt their businesses, compared with just 9 percent who said the law will be good for business.

President Obama addressed small businesses' concerns on Friday, saying employers have been led to believe ObamaCare is raising their premiums even though many of the law's key provisions haven't taken effect yet.

Obama says supporters "have an obligation" to make sure implementation moves forward.

The average Medicaid beneficiary is only covered for part of the year, leading to costly and harmful disruptions in his or her healthcare, according to a recent study.

Researchers at George Washington University looked at Medicaid "churn" — when beneficiaries move on and off the rolls because of small variations in income — and found that it leads to more hospitalizations and higher costs for patients.

According to the study, a Medicaid beneficiary enrolled consistently for 12 months pays $333 in medical bills per month, on average. Patients enrolled for six months paid $469, and those enrolled for one month paid $625.

Judge Edward Korman refused to delay a ruling that made the birth-control pill available to girls of all ages.