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Nov 01 2010

LA Times

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Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans because they can’t afford to pay high premiums.

Nov 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Companies are bumping up the pressure and incentives for workers to participate in wellness programs — and the penalties if they don’t.

Oct 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS has been charged by the Affordable Care Act to create PhysicianCompare.hhs.gov by January 1—only 64 days away—and make it even better than HospitalCompare.hhs.gov

Oct 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The list of employers and unions that are participating in the federal government’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program has grown to nearly 3,600

Oct 29 2010

scrippsnews

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After years of adding everything from groceries to grills to their inventory, drugstore chains are once again emphasizing their pharmacies.

Oct 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals are putting more patients into “observation” status for longer than 48 hours instead admitting them, in part out of fear of what happened to one hospital this month

Oct 29 2010

New York Times

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The council, as well as the American Health Insurance Plans, argues that the effect of the regulation will be to drive many small insurers from the market and thus to reduce competition for health insurance.

Oct 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Starting in just 24 months, hospitals falling under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System will automatically see their reimbursements drop based on their scores on selected outcome measures

Oct 29 2010

NPR

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Critics of one of the most controversial parts of the British health system may lose their target in a few years.

Oct 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The burden of regulation on Americans increased at an alarming rate in fiscal year 2010. Based on data from the Government Accountability Office, an unprecedented 43 major new regulations were imposed by Washington

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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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