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Why the Public Should Yawn Over Alleged Obama Scandals
The mostly media driven scandal talk involving President Obama has so far stirred barely a yawn among the public.
GOP: Probe Sebelius on ACA cash
A group of Republican lawmakers called on the Government Accountability Office to investigate Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over her fundraising for a nonprofit supporting Obamacare.
Obama Officials Announce Big Busts In Medicare Fraud Crackdown
Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust spanning eight cities, federal authorities said Tuesday.
US senator says Sebelius should stop healthcare fundraising
An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim the action could violate the law.
Morning-After Pill Appeal Filed By Justice Department
The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.
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Former Kansas Gov. Katy Pitches Obamacare Thanks To Questionable Big Money Donations
"Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, has solicited sizable donations from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and H&R Block , the tax preparation service, as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign to ensure the success of President Obama's health care law, administration officials said Sunday, even as a leading Senate ... (more)
Obama's health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius addresses the first session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina September 4, 2012.
Health Secretary Goes Begging to Insurance Companies
This is incredibly sad, outrageous or corrupt, depending on where you sit, but it is being reported that Kathleen Sebelius has been asking health insurers to help fund the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Obama Seeks to Calm Jitters on his Health Law
"To counter the criticism, the White House has told all Cabinet members and senior officials to use commencement speeches to drive home for graduating college students and their parents the benefits they gain..." Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that the Obama administration was pushing another $150 ... (more)
No Medicaid Expansion Yet, McDonnell Tells Feds
Virginia Beach, VA May 10, 2013 - Virginia has not agreed to expand Medicaid, the governor told the Obama administration.
HHS budgets $150m to teachpeople how to enroll in Obamacare
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that HHS will spend $150 million to teach people how to enroll in the Obamacare exchanges, after a Democratic senator scolded her for running a poor "public information campaign." "Investing in health centers for outreach and enrollment assistance provides one more way the ... (more)
Sebelius: 'Keeping Our Children Safe ... Most Fundamental Task'
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a longtime supporter of Planned Parenthood who once dined with late-term abortionist George Tiller in the Kansas mansion while governor of the state, said on Tuesday "keeping children safe" is society's "most fundamental task." "You know we say this often, but I think it bears repeating that we ... (more)
Chief Justice Roberts Gets Personal Sanctions Motion
Sam Lipari filed the Medical Supply Chain, Inc. antitrust lawsuit in 2005. At that time, Ford knew it was going to be forced to close 14 plants in North America by 2012 and lay off 30,000 American workers, but federal judges could not be bothered with the felony Sherman Antitrust Act violations Lipari had evidence were breaking the bank of private ... (more)
DOJ to fight Plan B court order - SEC issues subpoenas in MA leak...
The Obama administration launched a new legal offensive Wednesday against a judge's order that the morning-after pill be available to women and girls of all ages.
Obama's Justice Department appeals court ruling allowing...
The Obama administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.
Ami Bera dings Obama administration for rollout of Affordable Care Act
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius might want to carve out a few minutes to chat with Rep.
Federal letter says Maine Medicaid expansion would be funded
Maine Democrats are reiterating their calls on the LePage administration to expand the state's Medicaid offerings after federal officials indicated that Washington would likely cover the cost of the expansion for more than 10,000 adults.
Paul Greenberg: The Trainwreck Called Obamacare
"I just see a huge trainwreck coming down." That's not a quote from one of our old editorials or from any of the other critics of what has become known as Obamacare.
EDITORIAL: Obamacare off the rails
Sen. Max Baucus , who as chairman of the Finance Committee guided Obamacare down the tracks in the U.S. Senate , is changing his tune now that he's about to retreat into Montana to hide in placid retirement.