New laws turn focus to women's health care access

State Senators, from second left, Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Houston, Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, Royce West, D-Dallas, Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and John Whitmire, D-Houston, greet abortion rights advocates on July 12, 2013.

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23721851/new-laws-turn-focus-womens-health-care-access?source=rss

Watchdogs warn of U.S. healthcare insurance exchange delays

... hearing, Government Accountability Office official John Dicken said he also saw problems implementing the healthcare law. The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. Beginning in October, individuals will be able to buy health insurance through ...

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23679949/watchdogs-warn-u-s-healthcare-insurance-exchange-delays?source=rss

Bold legislative proposals could prevent deep reimbursement cuts, AHCA leader says

Long-term care providers are offering lawmakers policy ideas aligned with the changing healthcare landscape in the United States, in an effort to control costs and improve quality while avoiding slashed reimbursements, according to Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association.

http://www.mcknights.com/bold-legislative-proposals-could-prevent-deep-reimbursement-cuts-ahca-leader-says/article/304623/

White House Tries Star Power To Sell Health Insurance

The success of President Obama's health care law depends a lot on whether healthy 20- and 30-somethings end up buying insurance.

http://www.npr.org/2013/07/26/205695290/last-word-in-business?ft=1&f=1014

House votes to delay parts of health care law

The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Barack Obama's health care law, emboldened by the administration's concession that requiring companies to provide coverage for their workers next year may be too complicated.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/17/5006108/house-gop-seek-delay-in-health.html

NAACP and other voting rights groups appeal GOP-drawn districts

The NC Senate approved the House version of the sweeping abortion bill, which increases regulations for abortion clinics and imposes other new restrictions.

http://www.newsobserver.com/state-politics/

Fruitland Township sues to dissolve or 'fix' White Lake Ambulance Authority

After months of friction, Fruitland Township has sued the White Lake Ambulance Authority, its director, its board members, and the other six municipalities the authority serves.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/07/fruitland_township_sues_to_dis.html

GOP's state victories haunt Obama

Barack Obama has spent well over $1 billion on his political campaigns, but it's the $20 million to $30 million Democrats didn't shell out three years ago that is costing the White House as he slogs through the first six months of his second term.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/obamas-states-of-despair-2010-losses-still-haunt-94775.html

In Texas a illegal immigrant don't need a photo ID

Well now, here's an interesting twist to the Supreme Court's decision that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional.

http://www.examiner.com/article/in-texas-a-illegal-immigrant-don-t-need-a-photo-id?cid=rss

Kasich opens 160th Ohio State Fair then jets to Colorado GOP govs gaggle

John Kasich wasn't born in a barn or on a farm, and he didn't think twice about breaking the tradition of governors spending a night in the sheep barn, but he and the Ohio State Fair are made for each other.

http://www.examiner.com/article/kasich-opens-160th-ohio-state-fair-then-jets-to-colorado-gop-govs-gaggle

Funny or Die Is Making Pro-Obamacare Videos

On Monday, a cluster of Hollywood celebrities gathered at the White House for a chat on how they could help spread the word about Obamacare to young people in America.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/funny-or-die-obamacare-white-house-mike-farah

Affordable Care Act could benefit older Americans

And although public opinion of the federal health care reform measure known as the Affordable Care Act remains mixed, AARP says the law could significantly benefit older Americans.

http://www.kcchronicle.com/2013/07/22/affordable-care-act-could-benefit-older-americans/auese9m/

Comment: Incremental Reform... A reliable blog always comes-up with...

How to cure the American health care system depends on what you think ails it. The center and the right identify three basic maladies.

http://prospect.org/article/comment-incremental-reform-toward-what

MMH Community Coalition plans Aug. 5 meeting

The MMH Community Coalition, a group that hopes to keep Massena Memorial Hospital from going private, will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Aug. 5 at Dar's Place in downtown Massena.

http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20130726/DCO/707269891

Columbia Laboratories' Board Approves 1-for-8 Reverse Stock Split

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has set a ratio of 1-for-8 for its previously approved reverse stock split of its common stock, and an anticipated effective date for the reverse stock split of the later of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a certificate of amendment with respect to ... (more)

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/07/26/7305024.htm

UNITE Here boss D. Taylor lambastes Obamacare

D. Taylor, president of UNITE HERE, speaks during a rally for immigration reform at the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, headquarters Monday, July 1, 2013.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/26/unite-here-boss-d-taylor-lambastes-obamacare/

Columbia Laboratories' Board Approves 1-for-8 Reverse Stock Split

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has set a ratio of 1-for-8 for its previously approved reverse stock split of its common stock, and an anticipated effective date for the reverse stock split of the later of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a certificate of amendment with respect to ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130726005074&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Tax Strategy: Reacting to the Challenges of the Health Care Law

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

http://www.accountingtoday.com/ato_issues/26_8/Reacting-to-the-challenges-of-the-health-care-law-63535-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Corrections

In a July 25 Weigel blog post, David Weigel misidentified the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as the D.C. District Court.

http://www.slate.com/articles/briefing/corrections/2013/07/slate_s_mistakes_for_the_week_of_july_22.html

Daily Convo for Friday, July 26

MAGIC WAND: A recent Politifact article on pnj.com checked the statement by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, that President Obama "could again wave his magic wand before 2014 and he'd say, 'Now, all of the new legal Americans are going to have voting rights,' " Not so, said Politifact, but no matter: Just mention the name Obama and the commenters ... (more)

http://www.pnj.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnj.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260002%26nclick_check%3D1

Shifting demographics may benefit Democrats in local House race

Looming behind an upcoming fight for a House seat in a district in east-central Montgomery is a change in demographics that -- on paper at least -- should help Democrats in the district during next year's general election.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260010%26nclick_check%3D1

Legislators mull risk to health centers' funding

Directors of community health centers that serve some of the poorest Arkansans in areas with a dearth of medical providers told legislators Thursday that they oppose a provision in a health care expansion plan that could lower their revenue.

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baxterbulletin.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260027%26nclick_check%3D1

Lyons: Obamacare drives GOP mad

If insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, it's tempting to observe that congressional Republicans have gone stark, raving mad.

http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-columnist/weekly-opinion-columnist/2013-07-25/lyons-obamacare-drives-gop-mad

Legislate less, accomplish more

DO not count me among those who look down their noses at legislators. Most of them have gainful employment elsewhere.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/donsurber/201202170120

How to get $10 billion for roads

I have figured out how to finance completion of U.S. 35 from the Buffalo Bridge northwest to the Ohio River, which remains one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/201111260023

Springfield woman pleads guilty in synthetic pot case

A Springfield woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to her role in a mail fraud conspiracy related to distributing synthetic marijuana.

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260041%26nclick_check%3D1

GOP setting itself up for failure over Obamacare

If insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and expecting a different result, it's tempting to observe that congressional Republicans have gone stark, raving mad.

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260016%26nclick_check%3D1

2nd term slipping from Obama's grasp

In what the White House billed as major speeches to restart the debate on economic policy, President Obama traveled Tuesday to two small colleges in Missouri and Illinois, appearances that were part campaign rally, part State of the Union wonkism.

http://www.theday.com/article/20130726/OP01/307269991/1069/rss06

Jay Ambrose - Detroit becomes a valuable warning

Look at Detroit, the first major American city ever to file for bankruptcy, and, after bemoaning how it got there and the hurt that's going to follow, say thank you for this object lesson in how a bad situation can be made worse.

http://www.crescent-news.com/opinion/2013/07/26/jay-ambrose-detroit-becomes-a-valuable-warning

Commentary: Detroit becomes a valuable warning

Look at Detroit, the first major American city ever to file for bankruptcy, and, after bemoaning how it got there and the hurt that's going to follow, say thank you for this object lesson in how a bad situation can be made worse.

http://www.the-daily-record.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/07/26/commentary-detroit-becomes-a-valuable-warning