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• Protesters object to state’s role in case

  March 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – As the U.S. Supreme Court questioned lawyers about the constitutionality of making Americans buy health insurance Tuesday, a liberal group that supports the rule protested outside the offices … 26

• All eyes on high court in health reform questions

  March 25, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will engage this week in a historic three-day showdown over health care, leading to decisions that could ensnare everyone from private citizens to the president … 54

• Gregoire inks health reform

  March 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and other Democratic officials marked Friday’s second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act – which Republicans prefer to call Obamacare – with …

• WSU instructor: Activist nurses crucial to health care reform

  March 18, 2012 in Features on Page D1 A month ago, Lynnette Vehrs, a registered nurse for more than three decades, visited with legislators during Nurse Legislative Day in Olympia. Student nurses accompanied her. She urged the students … 1

• Putting a human face on health debate

  February 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Jaydra Cope, of Spokane, sat patiently through a legislative hearing Monday on federal health care reform as Republicans and Democrats sparred over sections of the law and as … 3

• Health insurance exchange OK’d

  January 7, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – A joint committee of the Idaho Legislature voted 11-1 Friday to endorse Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed health insurance exchange legislation – a hot issue in the upcoming legislative …

• Supreme Court will hear health care case this term

  November 14, 2011 in Nation/World The Supreme Court said today it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, accepting a case that could rival the historic Bush v. Gore ruling … 3

• Supreme Court weighing health care reform

  November 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices appear poised to thrust themselves and the Obama administration’s signature health care law smack into the middle of the 2012 election. As early as today, … 30

• Journalist, best-selling author to discuss health care reform

  October 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 Journalist T.R. Reid traveled the world’s richest democracies several years ago in search of answers. He wanted to find the best treatment for an old shoulder injury that was causing …

• Journalist examines health care issues in upcoming talk

  October 1, 2011 in City Journalist T.R. Reid traveled the world’s richest democracies several years ago in search of answers. He wanted to find the best treatment for an old shoulder injury that was causing … 6

• Idaho to seek grants for health exchange

  September 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter gave the go-ahead Monday for the state to apply for nearly $31 million in federal grants to start an Idaho health insurance exchange. “It’s … 1

• Otter OKs fed grant for insurance exchange

  September 20, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter gave the go-ahead Monday for the state to apply for nearly $31 million in federal grants to start an Idaho health insurance exchange. 11

• Otter touts state exchange

  August 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho stands to lose big if it doesn’t apply for a $40 million federal grant by Sept. 30 to set up a state-run health insurance exchange, Gov. Butch … 2

• Idaho ‘at crossroads’ on health insurance exchange

  August 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and two of his top state agency officials told lawmakers today that Idaho stands to lose big if it doesn’t apply for a $40 million federal … 5

• Challenge to health reform scores victory

  August 12, 2011 in Nation/World COLUMBUS, Ohio — Opponents of the federal health care overhaul championed by President Barack Obama scored a key legal victory on Friday that should clear a proposed ballot measure for … 53

• Idaho accepting health care law money, despite lawsuit

  July 19, 2011 in Idaho Idaho was set to accept as much as $19 million in federal cash linked to the health care overhaul as state agencies take advantage of waiver provisions that help them … 2

• AARP, state offering information sessions on health reform

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A8 Political opportunism and the complexity of federal health care reform legislation have confused many seniors regarding the merits of the plan, according to AARP, which has launched a series of …

• Toss health care law, says Rep. McMorris Rogers

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 SEATTLE – As Washington and other states adopt laws and adapt programs to prepare for federal health care reforms, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers argued Tuesday that may not be … 28

• Laws ready state for health plan

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Washington will stay in the forefront of federal health care reform, and could save as much as $26 billion over the next decade, with a half-dozen bills signed … 7

• Otter vetoes health measure

  April 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter has vetoed legislation that sought to block federal health reforms in Idaho but directed state agencies to take steps to avoid most of the White …

• Caldwell: AARP has self-interest in health care reform

  April 3, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Republicans are shocked the AARP and its licensed insurance plans stand to benefit from a health care reform bill, and will sacrifice the best interest of its members to make … 8

• Insurance chief lists benefits of health care law

  March 24, 2011 in City on Page A4 Washington state residents have benefitted from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Among the most popular provisions of the act, Kreidler said, is … 3

• Health care splinters GOP in Washington

  March 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Federal health care reform may be among the most controversial issues in the nation. In many ways Washington state could be considered ground zero for that partisan debate. … 30

• Idaho House approves bill to defy health reform

  February 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s state House passed legislation Wednesday attempting to nullify federal health care reform, ordering state employees not to do anything to carry it out – despite two state … 1

• Local lawmakers’ reaction to ruling on health care reform

  February 1, 2011 in City on Page A10 OLYMPIA – Washington state officials were divided on a judge’s ruling that the federal health care reform law is unconstitutional, just as they were divided on whether the law was … 4

• Florida judge strikes down health overhaul

  January 31, 2011 in Nation/World A federal judge ruled today that the Obama administration’s health care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26 states, including Washington and Idaho, that sued to block it. 47

• Nullification bill introduced, with concerns

  January 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – If Idaho lawmakers can’t nullify the federal health care reform law in their state, “then we might as well just get rubber stamps,” freshman Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton … 2

• Local lawmakers’ reactions to State of the Union vary

  January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 While they liked some overall themes in President Barack Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the … 14

• NW delegation finds reasons to cheer, jeer in Obama speech

  January 25, 2011 in News, Nation/World, Region While they liked some overall themes in President Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the details. …

• Legislator opposes health care suit

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – As Attorney General Rob McKenna prepares to convince the state Supreme Court why he can fight federal health care reform, a state legislator joined a group trying to … 2

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