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.

Administration's Plan For Morning-After Pill Pleases No One

Julie Rovner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:16:00 +0000

Reaction was swift to the Obama administration's announcement Monday night that it was dropping a long-running legal battle to keep age restrictions on one type of the morning-after birth control pill.

But like just about everything else in this decade-long controversy, the latest decision has pleased just about no one.

To be clear, the administration is not proposing that all forms of the drug be made available over the counter without age restrictions.

In fact, in it

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 20:54:00 +0000

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