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Date Posted: 09:24:51 06/27/12 Wed
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Subject: First Edition: June 27, 2012

First Edition: June 27, 2012
Published on June 27, 2012 at 9:18 AM · No Comments
inShare.1Today's headlines include stories previewing the market, policy and political implications of the Supreme Court' health ruling, which is due out on Thursday.

Kaiser Health News: New Rules Will Ban ER Debt Collections At Charitable Hospitals
Kaiser Health News staff writer Jenny Gold, working in collaboration with NPR, reports: "On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department released new proposed rules to protect patients from abusive debt collection practices at nonprofit hospitals. The rules were required by the 2010 federal health law. In releasing the rules, the Obama administration alluded to stories like Waldin's, which have come to light in the course of an investigation of Accretive Health launched by the Minnesota attorney general" (Gold, 6/27).

Kaiser Health News: FDA Seeks To Tame Exploding Medical App Market
Kaiser Health News staff writer Jenny Gold, working in collaboration with USA Today, reports: "In fact, there are 40,000 medical applications available for download on smartphones and tablets-;and the market is still in its infancy. But that growth is in the crosshairs of new regulatory efforts from the Food and Drug Administration" (Gold, 6/26). Read the story or check out the related sidebar.

Reuters/Chicago Tribune: The Immigration Ruling: A Hint On Healthcare?
The Supreme Court's decision in the Arizona immigration case on Monday showed a conciliatory streak within a divided court that could emerge again when the justices issue their climactic healthcare decision on Thursday (Biskupic, 6/26).

The Wall Street Journal: Americans Divided On Health Law
With the court's decision on the law set for Thursday, nearly four in 10 Americans told a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that they would have "mixed feelings" if the justices struck down the whole law. Just over a quarter said they would be very pleased, while 17% said they would be very disappointed by that outcome (King and Lippman, 6/26).

Politico: GOP In No Rush To Legislate If ACA Goes Down
Republicans still have only one thing in mind when it comes to President Barack Obama's health care law: full repeal. If the Supreme Court wholly or partially strikes down the law on Thursday, House Republicans won't rush to pass a bill that allows young adults under 26 to stay on their parents' insurance. They won't pass legislation forcing insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions. And the gap in drug coverage that requires seniors to pay more out of pocket -; the so-called donut hole -; won't immediately be closed (Sherman, 6/27).

The Associated Press/Washington Post: Q & A: Supreme Court's Decision On Obama's Health Care Law Unlikely To Be The Last Word
Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. The outcome is likely to be a factor in the presidential campaign and help define John Roberts' legacy as chief justice. But the court's ruling almost certainly will not be the last word on America's tangled efforts to address health care woes. The problems of high medical costs, widespread waste and tens of millions of people without insurance will require Congress and the president to keep looking for answers, whether or not the Affordable Care Act passes the test of constitutionality (updated 6/27).

Los Angeles Times: Romney And Obama Preview Reactions To Healthcare Ruling
In dueling Southern campaign stops Tuesday, President Obama and Mitt Romney previewed their likely responses to the Supreme Court's highly anticipated healthcare ruling, with the Democratic incumbent warning against refighting the reform battle and the Republican deeming the question one of states' rights and personal responsibility (West and Memoli, 6/27).

The New York Times' The Caucus: Romney Previews His Response To The Supreme Court's Health Ruling
Mitt Romney's campaign is eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on President Obama's health care law, which is expected on Thursday morning. But on Tuesday, at a machinery company here, Mr. Romney offered a preview of the possible responses he has been readying for when the ruling finally comes (Parker, 6/26).

The Associated Press/Washington Post: Romney Attacks 'Obamacare,' Says President's Time In Office Wasted If SCOTUS Strikes It Down
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee previewed his health care strategy while speaking to supporters outside a Virginia machine manufacturer just two days before the Supreme Court was expected to rule on the constitutionality of Obama's signature domestic achievement (6/26).

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: Romney Blasts President's Obamacare Legacy
Foreshadowing a Supreme Court ruling on health care this week, Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama will have wasted his term if the legislation is struck down. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Mr. Obama's health-care law, the signature accomplishment of his presidency, Thursday. Experts have gamed out the possible rulings from the court: to uphold the law entirely, strike it down entirely or overturn the individual mandate (and possibly related provisions) while upholding the rest of the law, among other possibilities (Murray, 6/26).

Los Angeles Times: Obama: We Don't Need to Re-Fight Healthcare Battle
President Obama has no interest in re-fighting a battle over healthcare reform. The Supreme Court, of course, may force his hand. Days before the high court is set to rule on his signature first-term accomplishment, the president sidestepped what the justices might decide and instead underlined the consequences if Republicans followed through on a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Memoli, 6/26).

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: Obama Defends Record In Florida Visit
Mr. Obama also delivered, as he did in every speech through four states, a lengthy defense of his record, including his controversial health-care reform law. In doing so he challenged his audiences, saying whether these accomplishments are maintained depends on them (Lee, 6/26).

Los Angeles Times: Romney Tells Virginians Healthcare Is 'States' Rights Issue
Previewing his response to this week's expected decision on the nation's healthcare law, Mitt Romney told supporters in southwestern Virginia on Tuesday that healthcare is a matter of "states' rights" and "personal responsibility" and that he'd block the federal plan if the Supreme Court doesn't. Romney, whose individual health insurance mandate in Massachusetts was a model for the provision at the heart of the current debate, said that if the court strikes down the federal law later this week, "then the first three-and-a-half years of this president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the American people" (West, 6/26).

The New York Times' The Caucus: Political Pitfalls In A Hasty Reaction To The Health Care Ruling
Shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, the world will get its first reports from the United States Supreme Court about the fate of President Obama's health care law. And if Monday was any indication, the initial result will be total confusion (Shear, 6/26).

Politico: Supreme Court Health Care Ruling: For Health Industry, 'Every Man For Himself'
Cable TV hosts are talking nonstop about the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law. Politicians are waiting anxiously for it. And the health industry is plotting to win the aftermath. In corporate suites, K Street conference rooms, and Wall Street investment shops, industry players haven't all been content to wait and see what the court does (Allen and Haberkorn, 6/26).

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