Loren Heal

Loren Heal

Loren Heal (loren.heal@gmail.com) is a research programmer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-... (read full bio)

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New Lawsuit Challenges IRS Authority to Enforce Obamacare

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June 05, 2013

A new group of individuals and small businesses has filed suit to force the Internal Revenue Service to justify enforcement of President Obama’s health care law in states which declined to implemen
Arkansas Falls for HHS Bait and Votes to Expand Medicaid

Benjamin Domenech, Loren Heal

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June 03, 2013

In an attempt to find a middle ground between accepting the Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama’s law and rejecting it, the Arkansas legislature passed a bill with the intent of using M
Study of Oregon Medicaid Program Reveals No Significant Health Improvements

Loren Heal

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May 28, 2013

A landmark study of Medicaid outcomes in Oregon published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the program to be ineffective at improving the health of enrollees.
Obamacare Leads States and Cities to Consider Dumping Employees, Cutting Back Hours

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May 27, 2013

As the employer mandate of President Obama’s health care law goes into effect in the coming months, fiscally strained state and local governments are considering forcing some of their employees ont
Idaho Sets Up State Exchange

Loren Heal

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May 17, 2013

Idaho Gov. “Butch” Otter—one of the most prominent opponents of Obamacare—announced his state would implement its own health insurance exchange under the law.
Health Savings Accounts Continue to Grow in Popularity

Loren Heal

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May 01, 2013

New research from the Employment Benefits Research Institute shows health savings accounts, a key part of consumer driven health plans, continue to grow in popularity despite President Obama’s effo
Tennessee Rejects Medicaid Expansion—For Now

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April 22, 2013

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced he will not pursue expanding TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, under the auspices of President Obama’s health care law.
Indiana Considers Using Medicaid Expansion for Healthy Indiana Plan

Loren Heal

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March 28, 2013

Indiana Gov.
Vermont Continues Push Toward Single Payer System Without Funding Clarity

Loren Heal

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March 26, 2013

As Vermont continues its push to implement the nation’s first single-payer health insurance program, it remains unclear how the state plans to pay for the $1.6 billion annual cost of the program.
Pennsylvania Balks at Medicaid Expansion, For Now

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March 21, 2013

For the time being, Pennsylvania Gov.
Branstad Declines to Expand Medicaid, Unveils Healthy Iowa Plan

Loren Heal

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March 20, 2013

Iowa Gov.
Obama Administration Delays Exchange Notifications

Loren Heal

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March 07, 2013

The Obama administration has announced another delay in the implementation of the exchanges mandated under the president’s health care overhaul, indicating bureaucratic delays in a process which ha
Industry Analysts: Premium Rates Will Continue to Rise Under Obamacare

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March 05, 2013

The health insurance industry is preparing for premiums to continue to rise as President Obama’s health care law is implemented, according to the chief executive officer of one of the nation’s larg
Exchange Implementation Illustrates Obamacare’s Nationalization of Health Policy

Loren Heal

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March 01, 2013

With more than half of the U.S.
Oklahoma Surgery Center Resists Third Party Payer Model

Loren Heal

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December 27, 2012

A surgery center in Oklahoma has returned to a direct fee-for-service business model in an attempt to resist tight government controls and avoid heavy reliance on health insurance and the third-par
Publisher Wins Injunction Against Obamacare as Religious Liberty Battle Escalates

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December 19, 2012

A for-profit publishing corporation won an injunction against the Obama administration’s implementation of the president’s health reform law, which could prove the basis for the next challenge to t
Newly Elected Gov. Pence Unlikely to Implement Obamacare Exchange

Loren Heal

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December 18, 2012

Indiana Republican Governor-elect Mike Pence weighed in on implementation of the exchanges required by President Obama’s health care law with firm opposition to a state-created health insurance exc
South Carolina Resists Medicaid Expansion Mandate

Loren Heal

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December 06, 2012

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has opted not to expand the state’s Medicaid program, despite the mandate to do so under President Obama’s health care law.
Brownback Decides Against State Insurance Exchange

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December 05, 2012

Kansas Gov.
Kasich Decides Against Obamacare Implementation

Loren Heal, Jason Hart

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November 23, 2012

Ohio Gov.

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