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Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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One of the largest union-administered health-insurance funds in New York is dropping coverage for the children of more than 30,000 low-wage home attendants

Nov 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Medicare’s 25% physician pay cut scheduled to take effect Dec. 1 has been postponed for another 30 days, until Jan. 1, under a two-part agreement signed by ranking Senate Finance Committee

Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It’s clear that big pharma will face a triple whammy of problems—patent expiry, regulation and health-spending restrictions—in the coming years, and large-scale mergers and acquisitions should come back onto the agenda

Nov 22 2010

NorthJersey.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More hospitals may face closure

Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Landro moderated the task-force discussion on health care. Here are edited excerpts of the presentation of their priorities to the CEO Council.

Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More employers are scrutinizing employees’ health-insurance dependents in order to weed out ineligible beneficiaries.

Nov 22 2010

Star Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The first state-mandated report on quality of medical care in Minnesota shows that clinics and hospitals vary dramatically in how well they treat patients — even on something as basic as children’s colds.

Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Huge budget shortfalls are prompting a handful of states to begin discussing a once-unthinkable scenario: dropping out of the Medicaid insurance program for the poor.

Nov 19 2010

npr.org

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Adding more fuel to the argument over who’s to blame for rising health care costs, a study finds some big differences in hospital rates, with San Francisco the most expensive of eight areas that were examined.

Nov 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Seniors enrolling in private Medicare policies starting this week are finding fewer options, as health insurers close down certain types of plans due to legislative changes and looming cuts to federal funding.

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