This Week: SOTU Features Some Health Care Guests; Committee Mulls Physician Payments

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This Week: SOTU Features Some Health Care Guests; Committee Mulls Physician Payments  By Paul Jenks President Obama this evening delivers the annual State of the Union address. The White House has not signaled that the address will feature major health care initiatives but the speech will likely highlight recent health care accomplishments and progress on the implementation of the health care overhaul law. The list of invited White House special guests includes the chief executive of CVS Health, a drug store chain that recently stopped selling cigarettes. Also on the guest list is a physician who has recently returned from assisting in the effort to combat the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. Full story IRS Sets 2015 Coverage Mandate Tax Penalty Levels  By Paul Jenks The IRS on Friday weighed in with one data point some taxpayers will need to know when planning their tax returns for the 2015 tax year. A taxpayer who is without minimum insurance coverage and is not eligible for an exemption, is liable for a tax penalty -- dubbed an individual shared responsibility payment. Part of the calculation of the penalty hinges on the national average charge for bronze plans offered under the various state health insurance exchanges. Full story ICYMI: Flu Vaccine Only 23 Percent Effective

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