November 29th, 2011
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Health Law
At 10 a.m. today, the Supreme Court issued its orders for the upcoming 2012 term, which includes the details of how the oral arguments related to the health law will shape up.
CNN: "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform law, the court announced Monday" (11/14).
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November 17th, 2011
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers Sued Over HCA/HealthOne Hospital Deal
Opponents of the $1.45 billion hospital deal between HCA/ Health One and the Colorado Health Foundation are suing state Attorney General John Suthers for approving the deal, and asking Denver District Court to throw out the already-completed pact.
A group of former board members with the joint venture that used to operate metro Denver's largest hospital group say Suthers should have ruled that the deal violated a hospital-transfer law and either altered it radically or thrown out the sale.
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November 15th, 2011
Suthers Anxious for High Court Hearing
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and the White House — at loggerheads over the impending federal health care overhaul — both delighted in news Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments from litigants challenging portions of the law adopted last year.
“The Obama Administration asked the Supreme Court to consider legal challenges to the health reform law and we are pleased the court has agreed to hear this case,” White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said in a written statement.
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November 14th, 2011
U.S Supreme Court to Hear Health-Care Reform Case
In a long-awaited announcement, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a challenge to the federal health care reform law.
Challenges to the sweeping Affordable Care Act -- touted by President Barack Obama as a key achievement of his administration -- were brought by attorneys general in 26 states, including Colorado's John Suthers, and by the National Federation of Independent Business
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