Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform: “Republicans in Congress are getting ready to answer an election-year question that has dogged the party’s campaign for months: How would it replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare law if the measure is overturned or repealed?” [Reuters]
Mitt Romney budget cuts would have severe consequences: “Reducing government deficits Mitt Romney’s way would mean less money for health care for the poor and disabled and big cuts to nuts-and-bolts functions such as food inspection, border security and education. Romney also promises budget increases for the Pentagon, above those sought by some GOP defense hawks, meaning that the rest of the government would have to shrink even more.” [AP]
BlueCross BlueShield’s healthy profit gains may bring customer refunds: “Tennessee’s biggest health insurer expects to refund some of the increased premiums it charged nearly 90,000 individual plan members last year because of new requirements of the health care reform law.” [Chattanooga Times Free Press]
Proposed limits on health self-insurance plans debated: “Business and insurance groups attack a proposal by California regulators to impose new limits on stop-loss coverage for small employers that want to self-insure.” [LA Times]
New Hampshire panel endorses forcing Planned Parenthood out of performing abortions: “A state Senate panel has endorsed Republican plans forcing Planned Parenthood of Northern New England out of the ‘direct or indirect’ abortion business and outlawing so-called partial birth abortions.” [Nashua Telegraph]
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