Articles tagged: Affordable Care Act
Q&A: Eden Foods president says decision to sue Obama administration driven by small government ideology
Posted: Apr 21, 2013Natural food company Eden Foods will appear in U.S. District court on May 10 to challenge the the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that companies provide contraceptive medications as part of their ... Read more »
Eden Foods suing Obama administration over contraceptive coverage mandate
Posted: Apr 15, 2013Eden Foods, a natural food company founded in Ann Arbor in the late 1960s, is suing the Obama administration over contraceptive coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Read more »
U-M to host panel of Massachusetts experts giving health care reform advice to Michigan businesses
Posted: Feb 10, 2013Editor's note: This story was updated at 9:30 a.m. Monday with a link to the live webcast. Business leaders from Massachusetts will offer lessons they’ve learned from the implementation of health care reforms to Michigan ... Read more »
Shift to new model of serving Medicare patients comes as U-M Health System faces challenges
Posted: Oct 03, 2012It may sound strange: A hospital that wants to keep patients out of its hospital. For the University of Michigan Health System and hospitals across the country, it’s a strategy that is becoming the way ... Read more »
U-M health system plans to have stake in Midland-based organization
Posted: Aug 28, 2012Editor's note: This story has been edited to indicate UMHS will have part ownership in MidMichigan Health. The University of Michigan Health System is planning to have a stake in its newest affiliate — the ... Read more »
Birth control, other services for insured women to become free Wednesday under Affordable Care Act
Posted: Aug 01, 2012A number of preventative care benefits for insured women will be available beginning Wednesday without a co-pay because of reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read more »
About 80,400 Washtenaw County residents with pre-existing conditions could gain coverage under Affordable Care Act
Posted: Jul 24, 2012Under the act, individuals with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage, charged a higher premium, or sold a policy that excludes coverage of important health services. Read more »
Ypsilanti asked to commit $1,000, join Washtenaw Health Initiative
Posted: Jul 21, 2012Nearly 29,000 individuals in Washtenaw County are without health insurance and the Washtenaw Health Initiative, a volunteer group organized to prepare the county for the full implementation of the federal health care reform, said it ... Read more »
health: Beyond politics: the Affordable Care Act, your doctor and you
Posted: Jul 15, 2012The Supreme Court's decision to mostly uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) set off an incessant roar about whom the decision helps or hurts politically. I've wanted to scream, "What about us — the patients? ... Read more »
Affordable Care Act ruling: Where things stand for the state, Washtenaw County and you
Posted: Jun 29, 2012The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act Thursday morning in a landmark decision that President Barack Obama has deemed a "victory." Read more »
Reactions to the ruling: Fight over Affordable Care Act continues even after Supreme Court decision
Posted: Jun 28, 2012The social media world is abuzz with reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who fought for the health care law, tweeted this: ... Read more »
Affordable Care Act: Before Supreme Court ruling, Ann Arbor's hospitals and insurers made adjustments
Posted: Jun 28, 2012Update: The Supreme Court has upheld the majority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate. Though many anxiously await Thursday morning's expected ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on the ... Read more »
Small business organizations clash over new opinion poll on Affordable Care Act
Posted: Jun 16, 2012As a U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit nears a conclusion on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, organizations are offering dissenting information as to what small business owners think about healthcare reform. Read more »
Ann Arbor asked to commit $20K toward Washtenaw County's accessible health care initiative
Posted: Jun 13, 2012Washtenaw County has the potential to be a model for communities across the United States when it comes to ensuring its residents have access to health coverage. That was the message leaders of the Washtenaw ... Read more »
Southeast Michigan congressional delegates defend 'Obamacare' as Supreme Court hearings start
Posted: Mar 26, 2012As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, Southeast Michigan's congressional delegation is embracing "Obamacare." "Having the president's name attached to the first large health care legislation since ... Read more »
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