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  May 9, 2013, 2:33 pm

Angus King: Regulators could jeopardize ObamaCare

By Julian Hattem

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) is worried that unaccountable and overly aggressive regulators will undermine the Affordable Care Act.

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  May 9, 2013, 2:32 pm

Rep. George Miller ‘doing great’ after surgery

By Judy Kurtz

ON THE MEND: Rep. George Miller’s office says the California Democrat is fully recovered after recently undergoing cataract surgery. Read more...

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  May 9, 2013, 12:24 pm

HHS issues new funds for ObamaCare enrollment efforts

By Elise Viebeck

The Obama administration announced new funding Thursday for efforts to help the uninsured find coverage through ObamaCare.

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department will spend $150 million on enrollment assistance through community health centers, which serve an estimated 21 million patients annually.

The funding comes as Democrats are expressing concerns about implementation of the landmark law. Polls show that few people understand it, or how they might benefit. 

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  May 9, 2013, 11:42 am

Republicans probe state abortion regs, citing Kermit Gosnell

By Elise Viebeck

Republicans have requested state health agencies provide records of regulators' dealings with abortion clinics since 2008. 

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  May 9, 2013, 10:56 am

Paul Ryan: ObamaCare will 'collapse'

By Elise Viebeck

Ryan predicted that the failings of Obama's healthcare reform law would give the GOP the opportunity to push free-market alternatives.

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  May 9, 2013, 10:00 am

GOP won't offer input on nominees to controversial ObamaCare panel

By Sam Baker

Congressional Republicans are refusing to recommend members for a controversial panel designed to slow the growth of Medicare spending.

The panel was created by President Obama's healthcare law and structured to ensure some level of bipartisan input. But House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday they will not recommend anyone to serve on the board.

They say the panel — known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) — ought to be repealed. It's one of the controversial sections of the law Republicans have singled out for repeal votes.

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  May 9, 2013, 8:30 am

News bites: Selling ObamaCare

By Elise Viebeck

Obama sees healthcare as legacy too worthy to resist

Will the healthcare law beget entrepreneurs?

U.S. spending on medicines fell for first time in 2012

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  May 8, 2013, 8:27 pm

ObamaCare repeal vote next week in House

By Sam Baker

In a nod to the right, House Republican leaders will once again seek to repeal President Obama’s healthcare law next week.

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  May 8, 2013, 6:30 pm

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House to vote again on ObamaCare repeal

By Elise Viebeck and Sam Baker

GOP leaders try to help their freshmen stake out a firmly anti-ObamaCare voting record, and gain support for another bill.

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  May 8, 2013, 5:29 pm

Senate fails to approve resolution condemning illegal medical practices

By Ramsey Cox

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tried to pass a Senate resolution that would have condemned illegal abortion practices.

Lee asked unanimous consent to pass his resolution on Wednesday in reaction to the case of Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion doctor who is on trial for performing illegal and unsafe abortions.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) objected, saying he’d prefer to pass his own resolution that condemns all illegal and unsanitary medical acts, including abortions. But Lee objected saying he didn’t have time to read the resolution before it was offered.

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