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Aug 18 2011

New York Times

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Several health industry analysts warn that the sector is showing signs of economic sluggishness that has long kept other business sectors beleaguered.

Aug 18 2011

Bloomberg

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Health insurers will have to provide descriptive labels similar to those found on food products under a consumer-information provision in the 2010 health overhaul the U.S. began rolling out today.

Aug 18 2011

InformationWeek

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Electronic health record data stores bring legal liability fears, logistical headaches for healthcare organizations, attorneys say.

Aug 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Recovery audit contractors, previously responsible for issuing demand letters to providers, will shift this responsibility to Medicare administrative contractors.

Aug 18 2011

PR Newswire

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General Dynamics to Acquire Vangent, Inc., from Veritas Capital

Aug 17 2011

Politico.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A quirk in the Affordable Care Act is that while it gives HHS the authority to create a federal exchange for states that don’t set up their own, it doesn’t actually provide any funding to do so. By contrast, the law appropriates essentially unlimited sums for helping states create their own exchanges.

Aug 17 2011

NPR.org

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Supercommittee At Risk With Campaign Donors

Aug 17 2011

NPR.org

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How The Merger Of Two Health Care Giants May Affect Your Wallet

Aug 17 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Consumers shopping for health insurance will soon get a peek at a new standard form that will lay out the details of each policy, from deductibles to how much it might cost to have a baby

Aug 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The NAIC is urging the federal government to avoid creating regulatory loopholes for health insurance exchanges that could give multistate plans significant advantages over their smaller, in-state competitors.

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