Why the ObamaCare Ruling Stinks

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95. No, the insurance & medical corps are already lining up to "fix it".

Employers, insurers, hospitals, drug makers and others are angling for an advantage as the government writes the regulations and sets the policies that will bring the law to life.

Now that the overhaul law has cleared the Supreme Court, health companies, employers and even some Democrats are turning their attention to reshaping the law at the margins. Louise Radnofsky has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.

Hospital owners want the government to reduce the $155 billion in health-care payment cuts they agreed to during negotiations over the law. Makers of medical devices hope to roll back a 2.3% tax on their sales contained in the measure. Insurance companies want more leeway to charge older people higher rates than younger ones. Drug makers are aiming at a provision that could squeeze how much Medicare pays for medicine.

"Let's face it, this law is going to be amended and adjusted for years and years to come," said Rick Pollack, executive vice president of the American Hospital Association, a lobbying group.

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