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Congress's sloppiness saves Obamacare
Chief Justice John Roberts just saved the Affordable Care Act — again. As he did in 2012, Roberts defected from his conservative colleagues and joined the court’s liberals in refusing to send Obamacare into a death-spiral.
Greek debt talks founder again as default deadline looms
A key meeting of eurozone finance ministers broke up without agreement on Greece’s rescue package on Thursday, intensifying doubts about whether Athens can make a crucial debt payment due in just a few …
T-Mobile sweetens phone-upgrade program, axes fee to join
T-Mobile is revamping its phone-upgrade program by eliminating a $10-a-month charge for the most popular phones. The wireless carrier shattered longstanding industry practices two years ago by eliminating …
TransUnion rises after IPO raises almost $665M
Shares of TransUnion are climbing in morning trading after the credit rating company’s initial public offering raised $664.8 million. The Chicago-based company sold about 29.5 million shares for $22.50 …
Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies underpinning President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, rejecting a major challenge to the landmark law in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
Republicans vow to keep fighting Obamacare, despite court ruling
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the U.S. Congress and on the campaign trail, Republicans vowed on Thursday to carry on with their fight against Obamacare, shrugging off appeals from Democrats for an end to hostilities after the Supreme Court upheld a central part of the healthcare law. Republicans said they would make the 2016 election campaign a referendum on President Barack Obama’s biggest domestic policy achievement, expressing disappointment
Now More Americans Agree With the Supreme Court on Obamacare
For the first time since they’ve polled people on the Affordable Care Act, more Americans like Obamacare than dislike it, according to a CBS/New York Times poll. And an overwhelming majority of citizens like the tax subsidies. Most feel the law works but could be improved with changes. The change they want is different from what opponents…
Mud Run Leaves Woman Blind in the Eye and With a $100K Bill
A young mother in Texas who holds down two jobs but doesn’t have health insurance is in the fight of her life—doing battle with not just the necrotizing fasciitis that has already claimed the vision in her left eye but also with her $100,000 medical bill.