Over three years ago President Obama signed into law both The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act.  Together the laws are commonly referred to as Health Care Reform.  While a number ...

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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, high court drama over the federal health care law continues. Soon, the justices will be asked to weigh in on an issue that has split the ...

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While a stagnant economy means a tough job market for many lawyers, legal staffing experts predict that attorneys with specialized skills will continue to find themselves in high demand in 2013. It’s a “specialist economy” for the legal profession, said ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has revived a Lynchburg college’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration. The court on Monday ordered the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the ...

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Obamacare is here to stay, following the results of this month’s presidential election. And the 2013 General Assembly is expected to face decisions on Virginia’s role in a national health care plan. State officials are staking out positions on the ...

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(AP) Gov. Bob McDonnell told state legislators Tuesday that Virginia policymakers need more answers from President Barack Obama’s administration about Medicaid before they respond to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care reform law. In a letter ...

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The United States Supreme Court has upheld the federal health care law, finding the critical individual mandate provision valid under Congress’ taxing powers, although not under its power to regulate commerce. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who opposed the health ...

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Just in time for President Obama’s visit to Richmond Friday, the 4th U.S Circuit of Appeals has delivered two opinions upholding the president’s healthcare plan against challenges from both the state and from Liberty University. The three-judge panel that heard ...

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Just in time for President Obama’s visit to Richmond Friday, the 4th U.S Circuit of Appeals has delivered two opinions upholding the president’s healthcare plan against challenges from both the state and from Liberty University. The three-judge panel that heard ...

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A Republican appointee joined a Democratic appointee Wednesday for a 2-to-1 panel decision upholding the federal health care law in the first ruling on the program from a federal appeals court. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered the ...

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