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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.

Jan 31 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overpaid Medicare Advantage plans between $1.2 billion and $3.1 billion in 2010, and likely overpaid even more in 2011

Jan 31 2012

New York Times

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Here’s a bold prediction for the new year. By 2020, the American health insurance industry will be extinct.

Jan 31 2012

PR Newswire

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AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its home healthcare business to BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.

Jan 31 2012

Kaiser Health News

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The 2010 health-care overhaul creates state-based health plans for those who have medical conditions that make them uninsurable in the private market. As of November, about 45,000 people had signed up for those plans, far fewer than the up to 400,000 that was originally projected – why?

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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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