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Jan 21 2011

NPR

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The chairmen of four House committees announced their plans to move on to the bigger challenge of coming up with specific measures to kill or replace parts of the legislation.

Jan 21 2011

The Hill

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced new grants Thursday afternoon to help states implement health insurance exchanges, a key provision of the reform law.

Jan 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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907 pages of legislation creates new task forces, agencies, and boards; new and greater accountability and efficiency; and, some would say, a whole new world order. The phrase “secretary shall” occurs more than 1,000 times.

Jan 21 2011

Fiscal Times

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Three Senate Democrats wrote House Speaker John Boehner Thursday, asking him to pass a bill repealing a new tax filing requirement for businesses.

Jan 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial health plans and Medicare programs rose 6.27% in the 12 months ending in November 2010

Jan 20 2011

nextgov.com

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Aging, gadget-loving baby boomers will likely expand the mobile health IT market to $4.6 billion by 2014 and to $12 billion by 2020, market analysts predict.

Jan 20 2011

New York Times

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The Food and Drug Administration said it would ask the Institute of Medicine for comment on seven proposals, including creation of a new category of devices that would require more data for approval. A report from the institute is expected this summer.

Jan 20 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Half of “non-elderly” Americans under the age of 65 — 129 million people—might have a pre-existing medical condition such as high blood pressure or arthritis that could deny them health care coverage if the Affordable Care Act is repealed

Jan 20 2011

New York Times

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Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday proposed a radical reorganization of England’s health care system, introducing legislation that would hand responsibility for most of the country’s health budget to its 42,000 general practitioners

Jan 20 2011

New York Times

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The House voted Wednesday to repeal the Democrats’ landmark health care overhaul, marking what the new Republican majority in the chamber hailed as the fulfillment of a campaign promise and the start of an all-out effort to dismantle it