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Feb 02 2012

Washington Post

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A senior Senate Republican has launched an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s secret e-mail monitoring of scientists who warned that unsafe medical devices were approved over their objections

Feb 02 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, warns that the biggest impact of the health law on Medicare Advantage won’t hit for another couple of years.

Feb 02 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Patient Loyalty Programs Show Their True Value

Feb 02 2012

Washington Post

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Boehner: Feds should back off order for many religious employers to cover contraception

Feb 02 2012

Politico

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President Barack Obama and his senior aides were more than a little concerned before he announced his controversial decision requiring Catholic hospitals and universities to provide contraception in employee health plans.

Feb 02 2012

Kasier Health News

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States Under Pressure As Health Law Deadlines Approach

Feb 01 2012

Bloomberg

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Medical device makers will double the fees they pay U.S. regulators to get their products reviewed over the next five years

Feb 01 2012

Slate.com

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We create the illusion of actuarial insurance, when the truth is that all major American health care institutions have been socialized for decades.

Feb 01 2012

Reuters

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Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs will more than double over the next decade to $1.8 trillion

Feb 01 2012

Kaiser Health News

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The nursing home industry is  facing some stiff funding reductions, and an industry trade group has come up with a proposal to help Congress cut Medicare spending while shielding nursing homes.

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