Agreement on Debt Talks: Health Groups Dislike Proposals

Proposals from budget negotiators to cut Medicare and Medicaid have provoked opposition from almost every major group that represents beneficiaries and health care providers.

The Champions: Support Is Mutual for Senator and Utah Industry

Senator Orrin G. Hatch has helped the nutritional supplement industry, and been rewarded with donations.

Drug Makers’ Feared Enemy Switches Sides, as Their Lawyer

Michael K. Loucks, arguably the nation’s most influential prosecutor of health care fraud, has emerged in recent months as zealous a corporate defender as he was a prosecutor.

A Doctor’s Push for Single-Payer Health Care for All Finds Traction in Vermont

Gov. Peter Shumlin still has to figure out how much the plan will cost and how to pay for it — and whether he will still be in charge by 2017.

Insurers Told to Justify Rate Increases Over 10 Percent

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said insurers would have to defend rate increases in an environment in which they are doing well financially.

National Briefing | MID-ATLANTIC: Delaware: Medical Marijuana Nears Legalization

All that is left to make medical marijuana legal in Delaware is the signature of the governor, who has said he will make it law.

New Federal Crackdown Confounds States That Allow Medical Marijuana

As some states seek to institutionalize medical marijuana, federal prosecutors are suddenly asserting themselves, casting new uncertainty on an issue.

Obama Panel to Curb Medicare Finds Foes in Both Parties

President Obama wants to expand the board’s role, but opponents fear it would usurp the power of Congress.

Panel to Curb Medicare Costs Meets Bipartisan Opposition

President Obama wants to expand the power of the powerful independent board created by the new health care law, but opponents fear it would usurp Congressional spending power.

Tough Questions Ahead on Reshaping Medicare

The debate over Medicare is no longer whether or not to restructure the program, but rather how to do it.

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