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Mar 22 2010

Pacific Research Institute

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Pacific Research Institute: Revenue states earn from health insurance premium taxes adds an important element to the understanding of fiscal consequences of federal health-care reform that might eliminate some of this revenue

Mar 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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After more than a year battling Democratic health-overhaul proposals, insurers face changes that will reshape their market. But they also realize it could have been worse.

Mar 22 2010

Bloomberg

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Health legislation passed yesterday by the U.S. House changes some rules immediately on insurance coverage while leaving much of the fight over how to remake the medical system to federal regulators, states and courts

Mar 22 2010

New York Times

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Some features of the legislation, which makes changes to the bill the Senate passed on Christmas Eve:

Mar 22 2010

Washington Post

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What, and when? The effective dates of major provisions of the health-care overhaul legislation

Mar 22 2010

Bloomberg

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Hospitals and drug makers, which supported the final legislation, would be clear beneficiaries, analysts say, even if the outlook for insurers was less certain

Mar 22 2010

New York Times

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American consumers, who spent a year watching Congress scratch and claw over sweeping health care legislation, can now try to figure out what the overhaul would mean for them

Mar 22 2010

Washington Times

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The Senate’s health care bill approved in the House in a 219-212 vote when a last-minute White House executive order convinced a small group of pro-life Democrats that the bill wouldn’t fund abortions

Mar 22 2010

Towers Watson Employer Survey

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Towers Watson is a large employee benefits consulting firm which regularly surveys companies regarding their health plan and related offerings. The latest survey offers insights on trends in plan design…

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Mar 20 2010

2010 Potpourri X

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More weekend reading, in case spring hasn't arrived where you are, covering personalized medicine, the OIG's unheeded recommendations, robot surgery, hospital costs, venture funding and telemedicine.

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Mar 19 2010

NIH News

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The National Institutes of Health announced today that it is creating a public database that researchers, consumers, health care providers, and others can search for information submitted voluntarily by genetic test providers.

Mar 19 2010

Commonwealth Fund

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Commonwealth Fund: Report offers recommendations for a comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms that could guarantee affordable coverage for all by 2012, improve health outcomes, and slow health spending growth by $3 trillion by 2020

Mar 19 2010

iHealthBeat

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A pilot project at the Cleveland Clinic has found that patients with chronic diseases manage them more effectively when they use medical devices to submit health information online regularly to physicians

Mar 19 2010

Washington Post

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For the first time, the Medicare payroll tax would be applied to investment income, beginning in 2013. A new 3.8 percent tax would be imposed on interest, dividends, capital gains and other investment income

Mar 19 2010

Washington Post

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The release of Medicare data could have a powerful effect on the quality and cost of U.S. health care. The Senate health-reform bill is just the most current example.

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