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Jul 03 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the End Debt Collector Abuse Act of 2012 last Wednesday. The act would amend the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to include medical debt and would set limits on the access that debt collectors can have to hospital patients.

Jul 03 2012

SacBee.com

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SXC Health Solutions Completes Merger with Catalyst Health Solutions

Jul 03 2012

Kaiser Health News

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A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials, including those in Florida, Texas and at least seven other Republican-leaning states, have said they may indeed walk away from the nearly $1 trillion federal pot

Jul 02 2012

Miami Herald

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Healthcare act survives, but it’s a tattered quilt

Jul 02 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Hospitals are urging states to expand Medicaid under the new health-care law, bringing a potent political force to bear on governors who face pressure from Republican leaders to opt out of the beefed-up program.

Jul 02 2012

NPR.org

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Fast Tests Are Latest Weapons Against Infections

Jul 02 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Deloitte:  Health Care Reform Memo on the Supreme Court Ruling

Jul 02 2012

Bloomberg

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Limits on Spending Power Seen as Health Ruling’s Legacy

Jul 02 2012

Miami Herald

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Privatizing prison healthcare remains stalled amid court fight

Jul 02 2012

New York Times

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Obama proposed giving home attendants and aides the protections, like overtime pay, that most American workers take for granted. With a work force of about 2.5 million, home health and personal care is the second-fastest-growing job category in the country

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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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