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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

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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

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

Jul 09 2012

Heatlh Leaders Media

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In just a few months, a patient may walk into an ambulatory surgery center, pull up the organization’s quality metrics on his or her smartphone, and walk right back out.

Jul 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

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WellPoint Inc.’s purchase of Medicaid insurer Amerigroup Corp. catapults WellPoint deep into the chase for a huge—but potentially risky—new market covering people with costly health problems known as dual-eligible patients

Jul 09 2012

Bloomberg

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WellPoint Inc. (WLP), the second-biggest U.S. health insurer, will buy Amerigroup Corp. (AGP) for $4.9 billion, a move that may spur a wave of acquisitions as companies compete to manage an expanding Medicaid market.

Jul 03 2012

Wall Street Journal

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As they brace for the eventual needs of the aging baby boom generation, hospice providers are working to diversify their services and dispel misconceptions about what they do.

Jul 03 2012

Bloomberg

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MModal Inc., a provider of medical document processing technology, said it agreed to be bought by a JPMorgan Chase & Co. unit for about $1.1 billion.

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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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