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Apr 26 2010

Bloomberg

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Medicare Advantage plans, private insurance for the elderly, may survive losing $136 billion in government subsidies under Obama’s health-care law

Apr 26 2010

New York Times

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Con artists in several states are seizing on the public’s financial struggles and confusion about the recent health care overhaul

Apr 25 2010

xconomy.com

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Beringea, a Farmington Hills, MI, venture capital firm, has invested $6 million in InTouch Health, a telemedicine company based in Santa Barbara, CA

Apr 23 2010

Kaiser Family Foundation

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Majorities of Americans described themselves as “confused” about the new health care bill and acknowledge they don’t have enough information about it to grasp how it will affect their lives

Apr 23 2010

Bloomberg

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Baxter said earnings for the year will be reduced by an increase in Medicaid rebates and a change in the taxes for retiree prescription drug benefits required under the health- care law enacted in March

Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Duke oncologist is warning that the emphasis on comparative effectiveness studies may present obstacles for the field of cancer research

Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A genetic test can help some heart-transplant patients avoid frequent biopsies, researchers reported Thursday

Apr 23 2010

AP News

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Nearly 4 million Americans will have to pay a penalty if they fail to get health insurance when that element of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in

Apr 23 2010

New York Times

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Obama’s health care overhaul law will increase the nation’s health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assessment of the sweeping legislation

Apr 23 2010

Bloomberg

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Telus, Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, plans to make acquisitions to expand its business providing telecommunication services to the health-care industry

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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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