Julie Rovner

To Find Out How The Health Law Affects You, Ask The President

Julie Rovner — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:59:00 +0000

Call it the Affordable Care Act, call it Obamacare, call it whatever you want — it's coming. And soon. In less than four months people without health insurance will be able to start signing up for coverage that begins Jan. 1.

A lot has been said about the law, most of it not that understandable.

Judge Reluctantly Approves Government Plan For Morning-After Pill

Julie Rovner — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:38:00 +0000

An obviously unhappy Judge Edward Korman has approved the Obama administration's proposal to make just one formulation of the morning-after birth control pill available over the counter without age restrictions.

But in a testily worded six-page memorandum, the federal district judge made it clear he is not particularly pleased with the outcome.

Court Says Some Morning-After Pills Must Be Available OTC Now

Julie Rovner — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:03:00 +0000

A federal appeals court has dealt the Obama administration yet another blow in its quest to keep at least some age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraceptive pills.

In a three-paragraph order, a three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that although the government's appeal of a lower court decision removin

Maternity Coverage Sought for Young Women On Parent's Plan

Julie Rovner — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:53:00 +0000

Young women covered by a parent's health insurance don't necessarily get maternity coverage.

Administration Touts Competition In Insurance Exchanges

Julie Rovner — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:30:00 +0000

The Obama administration is countering criticism that the new health insurance exchanges will be lacking in competition, though it's doing so a bit quietly.

At a White House briefing Thursday for health reporters, in which senior administration health officials spoke on the condition that they not be named, and in a memo, the administration insisted that in most states at least, competition will