Health Care Reform

The White House on Friday confirmed a report that President Barack Obama's new budget predicts a $1.3 trillion deficit for the ongoing fiscal year. The deficit would drop to $901 billion next year under the administration's tax and spending policies.

There are more consumers purchasing individual health insurance than ever before and with the individual mandate starting in 2014, those without coverage will have to apply for the first time. So, where do consumers begin?

Senior administration officials tell The Associated Press that President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all.

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy

The Obama administration's new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers' birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign.

House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) took to the Senate floor today to voice his opposition to President Obamas health care mandate that he says fails to respect the conscience rights of religious institutions.

For every dollar spent on over-the-counter medicines, the U.S. health care system saves $6 to $7providing $102 billion in value each year, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association finds.