Health insurance premiums should go for actual medical care - not insurers' overhead and profits - the Obama administration said Monday in rules that for the first time require the companies to give consumers a rebate.
An Obama administration effort to rein in states treading toward using new health care laws to fund abortions - and provide political cover for pro-life Democrats - reignited a politically explosive issue that Republicans and pro-life activists are eager to exploit in the lead-up to the fall midterm elections.
Abortion opponents are raising questions about a critical new insurance program under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.
The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records, promising greater safety for patients and lower costs.
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