Obama faces deadline to expedite ACA challenge: Today, the Justice Department could ask the full U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to reconsider a 2-1 decision in August that declared the law’s mandate unconstitutional or the administration could “opt to skip the full review in the lower court and appeal directly to the Supreme Court this fall.” [LA Times]
GOP will press administration on ACA waivers: Rep. Mike Burgess (R-TX) “told The Hill he’s going to recommend that the Energy and Commerce Committee hold a hearing after the department makes public the final list of approved and rejected applications. As of last month, HHS had approved 1,472 one-year waivers and 106 three-year waivers representing about 3.4 million Americans.” [The Hill]
Florida getting a head start on anti-abortion legislation: A Florida state senator “has introduced the first anti-abortion bill to be considered by the Florida Legislature in its 2012 session.” The measure would “restrict “the circumstances in which an abortion may be performed in the third trimester or after viability.” [Florida Independent]
U.S. ranks high among preventable deaths: “The United States placed last among 16 high-income, industrialized nations when it comes to deaths that could potentially have been prevented by timely access to effective health care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study published in the November issue of Health Policy.” [Commonwealth Fund]
Employers will not be penalized on dependent coverage: “Employers will not face health care reform law penalties if they do not offer affordable coverage to employees’ dependents and they may not even have to extend coverage to dependents, depending on the outcome of regulatory guidance.” [Business Insurance]
CLASS supporters to continue to fight for program: “Congressional champions of the health law’s controversial CLASS Act said they’ll do all they can to keep it alive after reports Thursday that the Obama administration is putting the long-term care program on ice.” [The Hill]
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