http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Affordable Care Act en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:59 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581389/Supreme-Court-tackles-DOMA-Prop-8-legal-experts-lay-odds-on-decisions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581389/Supreme-Court-tackles-DOMA-Prop-8-legal-experts-lay-odds-on-decisions.html While predictions are necessarily problematic, there is a broad consensus among legal experts that the Supreme Court will... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631820/US-Rep-Frank-Pallone-says-hes-in-NJ-Senate-race.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631820/US-Rep-Frank-Pallone-says-hes-in-NJ-Senate-race.html U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone said Sunday that he's officially in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Frank... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631723/Politicians-should-use-Utah-Compact-framework-in-immigration-reform-debate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631723/Politicians-should-use-Utah-Compact-framework-in-immigration-reform-debate.html Utah lawmakers modeled for Congress the path forward on immigration reform two years ago. They passed bills that would... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631702/Obama-asks-Americans-to-make-some-choices-in-broad-phone-Internet-spy-programs.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631702/Obama-asks-Americans-to-make-some-choices-in-broad-phone-Internet-spy-programs.html President Barack Obama is urging Americans to "make some choices" in balancing privacy and security as he defends once-secret... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:10:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581362/Financial-assistance-available-to-patients-with-mounting-medical-bills.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581362/Financial-assistance-available-to-patients-with-mounting-medical-bills.html The Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Health Hotline will address financial assistance programs for patients between 10... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:11:17 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631602/President-Obama-pitches-new-health-care-law-in-California.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631602/President-Obama-pitches-new-health-care-law-in-California.html President Barack Obama on Friday encouraged the uninsured or those paying high prices for health insurance to sign up for... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:56:50 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581292/California-data-show-uninsured-young-single-adults-likely-to-be-financially-squeezed-by-Affordable.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581292/California-data-show-uninsured-young-single-adults-likely-to-be-financially-squeezed-by-Affordable.html A mini-controversy has erupted over new California data that show uninsured young single adults are likely to be financially... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581179/Smokers-may-cost-employers-up-to-5800-a-year.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581179/Smokers-may-cost-employers-up-to-5800-a-year.html An employee who smokes may cost employers up to $5,800 a year over a non-smoker, according to a new study published in... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631250/New-IRS-head-says-taxpayers-no-longer-trust-agency.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631250/New-IRS-head-says-taxpayers-no-longer-trust-agency.html The new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that American taxpayers no longer trust the agency... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:37:38 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581065/Will-Social-Security-and-Medicare-be-all-right-after-all.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581065/Will-Social-Security-and-Medicare-be-all-right-after-all.html Paul Krugman takes a look at recent data on Social Security and Medicare costs and argues that both are easily sustainable. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631133/Will-young-Americans-opt-out-of-health-care-coverage.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631133/Will-young-Americans-opt-out-of-health-care-coverage.html Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580869/Reagan7s-Moscow-speech-2-25-years-later-do-we-still-value-freedom.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580869/Reagan7s-Moscow-speech-2-25-years-later-do-we-still-value-freedom.html Some speeches are worth revisiting from time to time, just to see if the principles they espouse still hold true. Thu, 30 May 2013 09:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630951/Like-your-health-care-policy-You-may-be-losing-it.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630951/Like-your-health-care-policy-You-may-be-losing-it.html Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their... Thu, 30 May 2013 08:51:14 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630884/Blueprint-outlines-work-former-Utah-Gov-Mike-Leavitt-others-did-to-prepare-for-President-Romney.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630884/Blueprint-outlines-work-former-Utah-Gov-Mike-Leavitt-others-did-to-prepare-for-President-Romney.html Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt and his team were all set for President Mitt Romney's first 200 days in office, setting a... Wed, 29 May 2013 19:16:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630693/Republicans-see-Obamacare-issues-as-key-to-2014.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630693/Republicans-see-Obamacare-issues-as-key-to-2014.html If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year's congressional elections, the working title might be "2014:... Mon, 27 May 2013 15:16:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630552/Medicare-nuance.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630552/Medicare-nuance.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630497/Some-unions-angry-about-health-care-law.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630497/Some-unions-angry-about-health-care-law.html Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry,... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:52:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580640/Affordable-Care-Act-could-bring-skinny-health-coverage-to-some-Americans.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580640/Affordable-Care-Act-could-bring-skinny-health-coverage-to-some-Americans.html Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580562/Report-Medicaid-expansion-will-cost-taxpayers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580562/Report-Medicaid-expansion-will-cost-taxpayers.html A long-awaited report highlighting the costs and benefits of Medicaid expansion in Utah was released by the state's health... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580545/Family-health-care-coverage-continues-to-get-more-expensive.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580545/Family-health-care-coverage-continues-to-get-more-expensive.html Health care costs in general may be slowing, but family coverage continues to get more expensive. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:48:12 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580426/IRS-role-in-Obamacare-adds-deeper-layer-to-controversy-over-targeting-conservatives.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580426/IRS-role-in-Obamacare-adds-deeper-layer-to-controversy-over-targeting-conservatives.html With the IRS under fire for targeting conservative nonprofits, scrutiny of the agency's role in implementing Obamacare has... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:11:59 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580453/Charity-care-offered-as-alternative-to-Medicaid-expansion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580453/Charity-care-offered-as-alternative-to-Medicaid-expansion.html Providing charity health care for Utahns was offered Tuesday as an alternative to the state accepting an expansion of... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:52:34 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630114/Government-health-care.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630114/Government-health-care.html Lew Jeppson stops short of the conclusion he should have drawn ("The real death panel," May 18). Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630108/Can-Americans-stem-future-increases-in-health-care-spending.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630108/Can-Americans-stem-future-increases-in-health-care-spending.html We all know that Stein's Law will someday apply to health care spending, which has risen from 5 percent of the economy (gross... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629963/No-the-Affordable-Care-Act-will-not-affect-doctors.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629963/No-the-Affordable-Care-Act-will-not-affect-doctors.html Contrary to what you may have heard from its relentless critics, the Affordable Care Act will make more health care of higher... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629960/Yes-the-Affordable-Care-Act-will-affect-doctors.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629960/Yes-the-Affordable-Care-Act-will-affect-doctors.html Among President Barack Obama's broken promises, there is this gem of June 15, 2009: "No matter how we reform health care, we... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580303/GOP-delegates-reject-changes-to-nominating-system-petition-drive-coming-next.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580303/GOP-delegates-reject-changes-to-nominating-system-petition-drive-coming-next.html Efforts to change the way Utah Republicans select their nominees were soundly defeated Saturday at the party’s annual... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:06 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629930/The-real-death-panel-Republican-votes-to-end-the-Affordable-Care-Act.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629930/The-real-death-panel-Republican-votes-to-end-the-Affordable-Care-Act.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580179/Health-care-reform-about-to-get-real-for-Utahns.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580179/Health-care-reform-about-to-get-real-for-Utahns.html Utah's legislative Health Reform Task Force discusses complicated terms and processes mandated by the Patient Protection and... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:25:21 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580105/Utah-GOP-convention-agenda-includes-vote-on-Common-Core.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580105/Utah-GOP-convention-agenda-includes-vote-on-Common-Core.html Utah's Republican Party will vote on a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards on Saturday. The resolution has... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:20:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579932/Ogden-School-District-to-cut-reading-coaches-by-10-percent.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579932/Ogden-School-District-to-cut-reading-coaches-by-10-percent.html Between 20 and 25 early reading interventionist positions will be cut at Ogden School District. The announcement follows... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:05:55 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629470/Huge-drug-cost-disparities-seen-in-presidents-health-overhaul.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629470/Huge-drug-cost-disparities-seen-in-presidents-health-overhaul.html Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and... Mon, 13 May 2013 06:39:27 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579908/Utah-summer-jobs-market-appears-strong.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579908/Utah-summer-jobs-market-appears-strong.html Utah's summer job prospects are looking good for many companies. But some officials say they're having a hard time finding... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629208/Health-status-and-insurance-not-the-same-thing.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629208/Health-status-and-insurance-not-the-same-thing.html It's the great moral imperative behind the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): People should not be denied health care because... Sat, 11 May 2013 12:38:01 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629288/President-Barack-Obama-declared-health-care-law-is-here-to-stay.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629288/President-Barack-Obama-declared-health-care-law-is-here-to-stay.html Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:32:46 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579780/Guv-We-held-our-ground-in-health-exchange-negotiations-with-feds-first-to-use-dual-model-system.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579780/Guv-We-held-our-ground-in-health-exchange-negotiations-with-feds-first-to-use-dual-model-system.html Utah is getting everything it wanted from the federal government in a new agreement allowing the state to continue to run its... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:34:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629211/Health-coverage-needed.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629211/Health-coverage-needed.html In Sunday's paper, there was a comment in this forum about Obamacare that I disagree with ("Freedom and health care," May 7).... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579752/Guv-tells-feds-Utah-ready-to-run-health-exchange-for-small-businesses.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579752/Guv-tells-feds-Utah-ready-to-run-health-exchange-for-small-businesses.html After months of negotiations, Gov. Gary Herbert sent a letter Thursday to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629174/Beshear-says-Medicaid-will-expand.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629174/Beshear-says-Medicaid-will-expand.html Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky's Medicaid program will expand to cover hundreds of thousands of additional people. Thu, 09 May 2013 11:43:03 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628936/This-economy-does-not-suffer-from-a-labor-shortage-problem.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628936/This-economy-does-not-suffer-from-a-labor-shortage-problem.html Are we missing a couple million jobs? These would be jobs that exist but lack workers to fill them. The notion that the... Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628791/Freedom-and-the-Patient-Protection-and-Affordable-Care-Act.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628791/Freedom-and-the-Patient-Protection-and-Affordable-Care-Act.html Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628708/Uncharted-waters.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628708/Uncharted-waters.html Even its most ardent advocates are starting to notice that the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, may not be so affordable... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579422/Expanding-Medicaid-doesnt-improve-physical-health-Oregon-study-finds.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579422/Expanding-Medicaid-doesnt-improve-physical-health-Oregon-study-finds.html Health care policy wonks were sent into a bit of a dither this week when the New England Journal of Medicine published a... Fri, 03 May 2013 14:58:51 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579315/Faith-and-work-Accommodating-religion-boosts-morale-and-bottom-line.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579315/Faith-and-work-Accommodating-religion-boosts-morale-and-bottom-line.html Private enterprise is becoming increasingly aware that accommodating the religious needs of employees can improve morale and... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628409/Laying-out-your-finances-to-apply-for-health-care.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628409/Laying-out-your-finances-to-apply-for-health-care.html After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:21:49 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628247/Obamacare-recourse.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628247/Obamacare-recourse.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579052/Part-time-America-gets-push-from-health-care-law.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579052/Part-time-America-gets-push-from-health-care-law.html With the number of Americans working part-time at an historic high, the new health care law is nudging employers to slash... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:43:44 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578864/Utah-workgroup-considers-Medicaid-expansion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578864/Utah-workgroup-considers-Medicaid-expansion.html Representatives of health care, business and government, as well as community advocates, are beginning a hearty discussion on... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:16:25 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578546/Public-comments-indicate-few-like-Obamacare-rule-on-birth-control.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578546/Public-comments-indicate-few-like-Obamacare-rule-on-birth-control.html A sampling of the public comments submitted on the Obama administration's latest proposal to mandate birth control at no cost... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 MDT