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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; Barack Obama</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/barack-obama/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:25:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28382</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama is poised to change the HHS rule on ObamaCare that would require Catholic institutions to offer contraceptive coverage in direct contradiction to the church’s religious doctrines.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/">ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won&#8217;t</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obama-to-force-insurers-to-give-out-birth-control-when-employers-wont/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obama-to-force-insurers-to-give-out-birth-control-when-employers-wont/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contraceptives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heath reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Obama Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28379</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration, fighting against critics of its health reform policy requiring religious employers to provide women with contraceptives, will force insurance companies to provide the services in cases where employers object to birth control on religious grounds.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obama-to-force-insurers-to-give-out-birth-control-when-employers-wont/">Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won&#8217;t</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obama-to-force-insurers-to-give-out-birth-control-when-employers-wont/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28336</guid> <description><![CDATA[A firestorm is brewing as leaders of the Catholic Church in the U.S. react to a decision by the Obama Administration that there will be no exemption for church-owned hospitals, universities, social service organizations, homeless shelters and soup kitchens from certain provisions in the new federal health insurance law.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/">McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HHS tells Texas it can&#8217;t phase in health reform&#8217;s medical loss ratio</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/30/hhs-tells-texas-it-cant-phase-in-health-reforms-medical-loss-ratio/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/30/hhs-tells-texas-it-cant-phase-in-health-reforms-medical-loss-ratio/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual health market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MLR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small-group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[waiver]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28260</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration rejected Texas' request that it be allowed to phase in federal health reform's medical loss ratio to prevent the state's health insurance market from destabilizing.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/30/hhs-tells-texas-it-cant-phase-in-health-reforms-medical-loss-ratio/">HHS tells Texas it can&#8217;t phase in health reform&#8217;s medical loss ratio</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/30/hhs-tells-texas-it-cant-phase-in-health-reforms-medical-loss-ratio/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jan Schakowsky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28181</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rep. Jan Schakowsky told health care advocates that the November presidential election is all about health reform and how far it can be taken.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/">Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/rep-schakowsky-obama-win-opens-door-to-public-option-single-payer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Public safety group urges Obama to push NFIP extension in Address</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/public-safety-group-urges-obama-to-push-nfip-extension-in-address/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/public-safety-group-urges-obama-to-push-nfip-extension-in-address/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:17:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flood insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SmarterSafer.org]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state of the union]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28147</guid> <description><![CDATA[A national group is urging President Barack Obama to push Congress to make “meaningful reform” to the National Flood Insurance Program when he gives his State of the Union Address.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/public-safety-group-urges-obama-to-push-nfip-extension-in-address/">Public safety group urges Obama to push NFIP extension in Address</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/20/public-safety-group-urges-obama-to-push-nfip-extension-in-address/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Santorum a sensible choice to avoid impending disaster of Obamacare</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:12:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Gingrich]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron Paul]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28141</guid> <description><![CDATA[If Obamacare comes into full force in 2014, it is my firm belief that the economic hardships our country is experiencing now will pale in comparison. Dare I say that a second Great Depression could be the result?<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/">Santorum a sensible choice to avoid impending disaster of Obamacare</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AHIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commerce Clause]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[doctors for america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual mandate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. supreme court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virgin Islands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28112</guid> <description><![CDATA[Attorneys general from 11 states and Washington, D.C., have filed court papers in the federal health reform law case, arguing that the individual mandate forcing all Americans to buy health insurance, starting in 2014, is constitutional.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/">Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ongoing battle over health reform biggest insurance story of 2011</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/15/ongoing-battle-over-health-reform-biggest-insurance-story-of-2011/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/15/ongoing-battle-over-health-reform-biggest-insurance-story-of-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:18:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flood insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IFAwebnews.com poll]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28084</guid> <description><![CDATA[The biggest story of last year is no surprise: the ongoing battle over federal health reform, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/15/ongoing-battle-over-health-reform-biggest-insurance-story-of-2011/">Ongoing battle over health reform biggest insurance story of 2011</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/15/ongoing-battle-over-health-reform-biggest-insurance-story-of-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The future of U.S. health insurance should be clearer in late June</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/03/the-future-of-u-s-health-insurance-should-be-clearer-in-late-june/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/03/the-future-of-u-s-health-insurance-should-be-clearer-in-late-june/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:57:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual mandate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Cuccinelli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. supreme court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27945</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you like political theater, chaos, confusion and upheaval, mark your calendars now for late June. In the most important courtroom in the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on whether President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional in late June.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/03/the-future-of-u-s-health-insurance-should-be-clearer-in-late-june/">The future of U.S. health insurance should be clearer in late June</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/03/the-future-of-u-s-health-insurance-should-be-clearer-in-late-june/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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