Feds Warn of Tax Consequences Linked to Individual Mandate

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Feds Warn of Tax Consequences Linked to Individual Mandate  By Rebecca Adams The Department of Health and Human Services is bringing out the stick -- the specter of fines for failing to get covered -- and partnering with tax preparers to help Americans make sense of federal tax forms about health insurance that are being mailed to most people by Monday. Full story Seeking Cures, White House Looks for Precision  By Paul Jenks President Obama today will offer additional details (view fact sheet) on a "precision medicine initiative" he briefly noted in last week's State of the Union address. The proposal seeks a $215 million investment to develop patient-customized disease treatments. The additional funding for new precision medicines is spread between the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and the agency charged with coordinating the development of advanced health information technologies. Full story ICYMI: Pace of Sign-Ups on Federal Marketplace Slips