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Mar 12 2012

Medpagetoday

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Under the ACA, if the cost of self-only coverage for an individual employee does not exceed 9.5% of the person’s household income, then the coverage is deemed “affordable” by the federal government.

Mar 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Patients undergoing non-surgical care for chronic or acute conditions were back in the hospital significantly more often than patients initially hospitalized for surgical procedures

Mar 09 2012

NorthCountryPublicRadio

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Forget The Robots: Venture Capitalists Change Their Health Care Investments

Mar 09 2012

New York Times

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White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law

Mar 08 2012

LA Times

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A study comparing prices for hospital stays, physician office visits, drugs and other medical procedures in developed countries shows U.S. prices among the most expensive.

Mar 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The big long project is finished: PCORI’s Board of Governors met in Baltimore and voted approval of its first definition of “patient-centered outcomes research,”

Mar 08 2012

Washington Post

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Regulators consider waiving prescription for diabetes, cholesterol and other widely used drugs

Mar 08 2012

Foxbusiness.com

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Disparities due to race, ethnicity and income result in reduced access to health insurance, subpar outcomes and higher health care costs, according to HealthCare.gov.

Mar 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The major national health plans are each gravitating toward many of the same projects according to information revealed by executives during fourth-quarter earnings calls

Mar 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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House Committee Votes to Repeal IPAB

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