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Dec 20 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Supreme Court arguments over President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul will stretch over three days, beginning Monday, March 26,

Dec 20 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Scientists are developing ever more sophisticated versions of “virtual patients” with the aim of testing medical devices and procedures that can’t readily be assessed in real people.

Dec 19 2011

Bloomberg

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Obama Passes ‘Hot Potato’ to States

Dec 19 2011

Reuters

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A mounting U.S. deficit could pose a much greater threat to the survival of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms than either the Supreme Court or 2012 elections.

Dec 19 2011

KaiserHealth News

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With many states unwilling or unable to get insurance exchanges operational by the health law deadline of Jan. 1, 2014, pressure is growing on the federal government to do the job for them.

Dec 19 2011

PR Newswire

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Hill-Rom Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Volker

Dec 19 2011

Bizjournals.com

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DDC (DNA Diagnostics Center), one of the largest DNA testing companies in the world, announced today the acquisition of Orchid Cellmark, Inc.’s

Dec 19 2011

Washington Post

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The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will use an unprecedented week’s worth of argument time to decide the constitutionality of the health care overhaul before the 2012 presidential elections.

Dec 19 2011

Wall Street Journal

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John Goodman: Why Mandated Health Insurance Is Unfair

Dec 19 2011

MedpageToday.com

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House Says No to Senate Two-Month ‘SGR Fix’

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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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