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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative & political notebook: News story clouds university budget
By Don Davis The University of Minnesota prepares to ask legislators to approve a $1.8 billion budget as some lawmakers question a Wall Street Journal story that showed the school has an excessive ...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 6:49 PM
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA Setting the record straight on Obamacare impact on premiums
By Ryan Schuster There has been plenty of confusion about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) and how it will impact our members and all North Dakotans. As part of our ongoing efforts t...
Posted on 11/29/12 at 5:19 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Today's ND Republican news
The North Dakota GOP just sent out this news release: A Wall Street Journal report published Sept. 7 reaffirmed the findings of cost estimates on the new federal health care law put out by Blue Cross...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 12:01 PM
Thousands in region will be eligible for tax subsidies 
More than 69,000 North Dakotans and 459,000 Minnesotans will be eligible for premium tax credit subsidies to make health insurance more affordable next year under the Affordable Care Act.
By Patrick Springer , April 21, 2013
Obamacare presents a mixed bag of options for N.D.'s health insurance market
North Dakota’s health insurance market, long regarded as lacking stiff competition, will enter a new era when health reforms introduce a new marketplace next year.
By Patrick Springer , April 21, 2013
GEORGE WILL: Policy ‘virus’ may be fatal to Obamacare
A willow, not an oak. So said conservatives of Chief Justice John Roberts when he rescued the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — from being found unconstitutional.
By George Will , January 20, 2013
Top 10 news stories of 2012
According to a poll by The Associated Press here are 2012's top 10 stories, in order.
By David Crary , December 30, 2012
States vary on dealing with Affordable Care Act exchanges
Few states are as far along as Minnesota in establishing a state-based health insurance exchange program, and at last report only 17 have decided to set them up.
By Don Davis , December 01, 2012
Timeline for Affordable Care Act implementation
Timeline for Affordable Care Act implementation.
By Don Davis , December 01, 2012
Two years in, Obamacare still complex, uncertain
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may simply be called “Obamacare,” but no one calls it simple. And despite its name, Americans should not expect health-care costs to drop any time soon.
By Don Davis , December 01, 2012
Louane Beyer, Wilton, Minn., letter: Costs of Obamacare far outweigh benefits
The current administration front-loaded the popular provisions, such as keeping children on their parents’ plan until age 26 and prohibiting insurance companies from denying insurance for pre-existing conditions.
Then the administration left the harder parts — the mandate, the Independent Payment Advisory Board and the powers of the IRS — until 2014.
By Louane Beyer , October 29, 2012
John Crabtree, Lyons, Neb., letter: What Medicaid expansion means in N.D.
Medicaid provides a crucial health care safety net for those rural residents most in need. And the expansion of Medicaid would bring in hundreds of millions from the federal government by 2020, potentially paying for the creation of thousands of ongoing North Dakota jobs.
By John Crabtree , October 29, 2012
Sorting out Senate race’s Obamacare claims
Who’s telling the truth about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare?
By Mike Nowatzki , October 28, 2012
POLL: 60 percent in North Dakota oppose Obamacare
Sixty percent of North Dakotans who responded to a recent Forum Communica-tions poll said they’re opposed to the health care law commonly known as Obamacare.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 28, 2012
John Risch, Bismarck, letter: Obamacare put vital provisions into law
Those that now are calling Obamacare socialism are the same crew who called Medicare and Social Security socialism when they were enacted.
By John Risch , October 10, 2012
Dr. Siri Fiebiger, Fargo, column: Obamacare remains the prescription America needs
Though far from perfect, the Affordable Care Act begins to address the inequities of access that cost all of us dearly, including covering pre-existing conditions, young adults, and preventive care for women.
By Dr. Siri Fiebiger , October 07, 2012
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