Americans unsure what health care reform means

President Barack Obama (Pic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O’Brien, via Wikimedia Commons)

According to new polling, the majority of Americans do not have definite positions on a health care reform provision requiring everyone to have health insurance. The individual mandate, which is the main subject of Florida’s legal challenge to the law, is one of the measure’s more controversial sections.

Catholics pressure Obama on contraception coverage

With the final decision on whether the Obama administration will keep its original policy requiring health insurers to cover contraception without co-payments looming, women’s health advocates fear the president will capitulate to the demands of one of the biggest opponents to the policy: Catholic bishops.

Gardner, Lamborn, Coffman support litigation against Affordable Care Act

Colorado U.S. Reps. Cory Gardner, Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman lent their names to a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday arguing that the Supreme Court should rule the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional.

Affordable Care Act popular with Latino voters

Latino voters support the Affordable Health Care Act, but do not support the mandate to purchase coverage, according to a poll released late last week..

VIDEO: Bachmann touts far-right candidacy: ‘Why settle for a moderate?’

As her hopes sink lower by the day, Michele Bachmann goes on The O’Reilly Factor to stake her claim that a “true conservative” can win it all.

VIDEO: Progressive group challenges GOP to stand up for life

A progressive health care advocacy group has released a new ad that questions the reaction of tea party members at a Florida presidential debate and wonders if the 2012 candidates will take a stand against such extremes.

Study shows that all suffer in communities where there are lots of uninsured people

A new study shows that a community that has a high rate of uninsured members affects the health care access and quality of those who actually have insurance.

Bachmann concludes Florida swing by vowing to repeal health reform

GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann concluded a weekend of Florida events with a Sarasota rally cosponsored by the local Republican Party and a handful of tea party and 912 groups, repeating her calls to eliminate both the EPA and the Department of Education and promising to lead the charge to repeal “ObamaCare.”

Health care reform hit by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court today struck down a key provision of President Obama’s health care reform law, saying the government could not force people to buy insurance.

‘Amycare’ speeds through House, supporters threatened with recall

SB 200, Colorado’s health insurance exchange bill, christened “Amycare” after House sponsor Amy Stephens by its detractors, was rushed through committee in a two-day sprint that ended with it exiting the house on a 44-21 vote. The bill’s passage came under threats of recalls for Republicans voting for the bill.