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Jul 11 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The takeover of Amerigroup Corp. at the richest premium for a managed care company in 15 years is turning Medicaid insurers from Centene Corp.  to Molina Healthcare Inc. into the industry’s next targets.

Jul 11 2012

Forbes

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Primary Care Doctor Pay Jumps Past $200K As Obamacare, Market Push New Pay Methods

Jul 11 2012

Washington Post

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The Obama administration says low-income residents in states that decide to opt out of a big Medicaid expansion in the new health care law will not risk federal penalties as an unintended consequence.

Jul 11 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WellPoint Deal Shows Medicaid Prospects Trump Court View

Jul 11 2012

New York Times

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Americans with mental illness had good reason to celebrate when the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The law promises to give them something they have never had before

Jul 10 2012

Star-Telegram

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Healthcare law could vex IRS as it tries to enforce penalties

Jul 10 2012

New York Times

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Gov. Rick Perry of Texas told federal officials on Monday that the state had no intention of expanding Medicaid or establishing a health insurance exchange

Jul 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals are facing a showdown with state officials over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jul 09 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Critics of the new health care law, having lost one battle in the Supreme Court, are mounting a challenge to President Obama’s interpretation of another important provision, under which the federal government will subsidize health insurance for millions of low- and middle-income people.

Jul 09 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare, the U.S. health plan for the elderly, signed up 89 new accountable care organizations this year as of July 1

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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