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Reactions Pour in to Health Care Ruling

June 28, 2012 in In the News
Washington State Wire
Source: 
Washington State Wire
Date: 
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Link: 
http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/reactions-pour-in-to-health-care-ruling/

What ruling means for our state

June 28, 2012 in In the News
The Seattle Times
Source: 
The Seattle Times
Date: 
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Link: 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018550354_healthcarelocal29m.html

Quotes from today's 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care law

June 28, 2012 in Blog

Don't have time to read the full 193 pages from today's 5-4 Supreme Court decision? Here are some pull quotes from the opinions:

Chief Justice Robert's majority opinion

Dr. Roger Stark/Washington Policy Center on the health care ruling

June 28, 2012 in In the News
KIRO 97.3 FM
Source: 
KIRO 97.3 FM
Date: 
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Link: 
http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=577&a=9943315&p=&n=

OFM considering sole-source contract for federal health care law communications strategy

June 22, 2012 in Blog

Next week the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of the controversial federal health care law. With the Court's ruling less than a week a way it was interesting to see the following sole-source contract notice posted yesterday by the Office of Financial Management (OFM):

Here are the details of the sole-source notice:

A not-so-surprising prediction

June 20, 2012 in In the News
Houston Chronicle
Source: 
Houston Chronicle
Date: 
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Link: 
http://blog.chron.com/medblog/2012/06/a-not-so-surprising-prediction/