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May 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Realizing that it’s difficult for employers to turn on a dime, legislators included a “grandfather” provision in the health-care overhaul law – but what qualifies as a grandfathered plan

May 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The new health law gives states frontline responsibility for setting up an untried system of “exchanges” – this program is highly coercive and raises a constitutional problems

May 10 2010

Washington Post

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Starting later this year, the health care law requires insurers to accept all children regardless of medical history – but the law doesn’t limit what the companies can charge

May 10 2010

Reuters

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Pharmaceutical services provider InVentiv Health Inc said it agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners for about $1.1 billion.

May 10 2010

Washington Post

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The cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades, but expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why, according to a surprising new study.

May 10 2010

Washington Times

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The Social Security system is so overwhelmed by applications for disability benefits that many people are waiting more than two years for their first payment

May 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A huge fight has erupted over rules issued by the Obama administration to enforce a 2008 law that requires equal insurance coverage for the treatment of mental and physical illnesses.

May 07 2010

Politico

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It’s a simple question, but one with a complex answer: In health insurance, what counts as a medical expense?

May 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The American Medical Association is putting the doctors of America on notice – major cheerleader for ObamaCare, the organization is now trying to silence doctors who oppose it

May 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The morbidly obese—that is to say those with a BMI of more than 40,  have increased in America by more than six times since 1960, and three times since 1990. They are now about 6% of adults.

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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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