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Mar 04 2011

New York Times

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A federal judge in Florida stayed his own ruling against the Obama health care law on Thursday, allowing the act to be carried out as the case progresses through the Courts of Appeal

Mar 03 2011

The Hill

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President Obama’s Medicaid chief shot down a proposal gaining traction among Republican governors to transform Medicaid into block-grant payments

Mar 03 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There is little if any evidence that high deductible health plans are leading health consumers to make smarter healthcare choices.

Mar 03 2011

Bloomberg

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Oxygen therapy companies led by Lincare Holdings Inc. are among government health-care vendors that are overpaid and should have reimbursements cut, according to a federal budget report.

Mar 03 2011

StarTribune

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. has been dealt a blow in a bid to secure a multibillion-dollar military benefits contract after a lengthy fight with Humana.

Mar 03 2011

theinsurancenation.com

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Advocated of the exchanges say if insures like Blue Cross Blue Shield oversee those exchanges, it would be like the fox guarding the hen house.

Mar 03 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, are pushing legislation to overturn a 1979 court injunction that bars the public from seeing what individual physicians earn from Medicare.

Mar 03 2011

Star Tribune

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Regis Salons estimates it could cost $70 million to $90 million to provide health care coverage for roughly 32,000 workers that would be eligible in 2014, if Regis dropped coverage and let workers purchase insurance on their own, the penalty could cost half that — $40 million.

Mar 03 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Arizona Medicaid Cuts Spur Debate Over Impact On Providers

Mar 02 2011

The Hill

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The Obama administration expressed strong support for repealing the 1099 reporting provision included in the healthcare law but is concerned about how the cost of the measure is offset

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