Healthcare Reform Awaits the Supreme Court Ruling:  Stay Tuned to Doctor Radio for updates on Healthcare Connect

By Eduardo Porter, New York Times

Within the next few days, the Supreme Court may strike down the provision in the Affordable Care Act requiring every American to buy health insurance. Odds that the justices will reject this measure, the so-called individual mandate, are approaching 80 percent on Intrade, a market where investors can bet on the outcome of pretty much everything.

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By Jonathan Weisman and Michael D. Shear, New York TImes

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are not waiting for the Supreme Court verdict on the new health care law to plot their strategic response. If the measure is not thrown out entirely, House leaders plan to force a vote immediately to repeal the law to reinforce their deep opposition to the legislation, opposition that has become central to their political identity.

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By Abby Goodnough, New York Times

BOSTON — Even a self-described data nerd like Peter Kim was nearly undone by his hunt for health insurance. Mr. Kim left the corporate world in 2005 to become an independent consultant, losing employer-sponsored insurance for his family of four. But researching individual health plans proved astoundingly complicated, he said. And most were too expensive, to boot.

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