Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about campaign trail sparring over women's health issues, a political ad that has drawn criticism and a Romney aide's response.
(Daily Report) Aug 09, 2012
On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama continues his efforts to shore up support among women voters as GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vies for working-class voters.
(Daily Report) Aug 08, 2012
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a variety of stories that reflect how health policy issues are playing on the campaign trail.
(Daily Report) Aug 08, 2012
The competition for these votes has led President Obama's campaign ads to highlight GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's positions on issues such Planned Parenthood funding as well as other women's health and contraception issues.
(Daily Report) Aug 07, 2012
Although group health plans must cover workers or their spouses if they become pregnant, they don't have to extend that insurance to children.
(Daily Report) Aug 07, 2012
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S., is facing scrutiny about the medical necessity of some of the cardiac procedures done at some of its facilities.
(Daily Report) Aug 07, 2012
Although group health plans must cover workers or their spouses if they become pregnant, they don't have to extend that insurance to children.
(Story) Aug 06, 2012
House GOP lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday in an attempt to get around the high court's recent ruling that the health law is constitutional because its requirement that most Americans buy health insurance or pay a penalty falls within Congress' taxing authority. The proposed legislation says the mandate "shall not be construed as a tax."
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2012
A selection of health policy stories from California, Iowa, Florida, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas.
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2012
Two Dartmouth health policy experts criticize the national breast cancer charity for using misleading statistics to promote breast cancer screening.
(Daily Report) Aug 03, 2012