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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new national physicians survey has found that 40 percent of physicians plan to drop out of patient care in the next one to three years because of the passage of ObamaCare.
Judge Rules ObamaCare Mandate Unconstitutional
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A U.S. District Judge dealt a blow to the Obama Administration's signature health care law when he ruled that a key requirement in the bill, that most citizens have health insurance, is unconstitutional.
Unions Top the List of ObamaCare Waivers
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Dozens of unions are now on a growing list of more than 222 businesses that have been granted waivers by the Obama Administration from a provision in the new healthcare reform plan that would phase out existing coverage limits on their medical plans.
Repeal of ObamaCare Gaining Momentum
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The push to repeal the vastly unpopular health care reform law gained considerable momentum last week when an Ohio suit challenging the law was permitted to go forward, and five newly elected Governors announced that they also plan to fight the law in court.
Could Roe v. Wade Sink ObamaCare?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A lawsuit challenging ObamaCare that is currently making its way through the Mississippi court system is the first suit to raise the same issue of privacy upon which Roe v. Wade is based as a reason why ObamaCare is unconstitutional. If the court decides against the premise posed in this suit, it could significantly weaken the ground upon which the infamous abortion case has been able to stand for so many years.
Showdown Pending on Repeal of ObamaCare
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With the midterm elections less than a week away, conservative lawmakers are putting out the word that they have no intention of compromising when it comes to repealing President Obama's vastly unpopular health care reform law.
Judge Allows ObamaCare Challenge to Proceed
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A federal judge in Florida ruled yesterday that a multi-state challenge to the constitutionality of some aspects of the health care reform law are worthy of further consideration and is allowing the case to move forward.
ACLU Planning Attack on Religious Hospitals
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is launching an effort to force religious hospitals to provide abortions by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to strip them of their federal funding if they refuse to comply.
Judge Rules Health Care Mandate is Constitutional
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The first official ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in ObamaCare that will force consumers to buy health care coverage came from a Detroit judge yesterday afternoon who determined that Congress does indeed have the power to do so.
Doctor Says Americans Over 50 in ObamaCare Crosshairs
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A nationally known women's health specialist and healthcare activist is warning people over the age of 50 about how severely the rationing built into ObamaCare will affect their medical treatment options in the future.