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Apr 01 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Economists not connected with either political party expect the new law add to the reluctance of millions of businesses to take on new workers because they must provide costly and comprehensive medical benefits that previously were optional.

Mar 31 2010

Federal Telemedicine News

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Adoption of health care IT is on a steady incline in the small physician practice as revealed in a March 2010 survey done by NaviNet, a real-time health care communications network.

Mar 31 2010

Vita Advisors, LLC

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VITA publishes new research Issue Brief:  The Value of Care Management Programs.  Go to Research for PDF download

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A federal judge’s decision Monday to strike down several patents on human genes could ultimately be a boon for genetic research and a benefit for public health

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Waxman convenes the first death panel, denouncing businesses for complying with the law – the health care law is only a week old and already the bullies are throwing their weight around

Mar 31 2010

Bloomberg

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The states can be the laboratories where the US experiments to ascertain which mix of taxes, incentives and public administration works best when it comes to health care – Obamacare threatens such experiments

Mar 31 2010

Washington Times

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A former Food and Drug Administration scientist said Tuesday that his job was eliminated after he raised concerns about the risks of radiation exposure from high-grade medical scanning.

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is planning a broad effort to blunt the health overhaul by trying to shape its regulatory language and spending heavily to unseat vulnerable Democrats who voted for it

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

So the wave of corporate writedowns isn’t caused by ObamaCare after all. The White House claims CEOs are reducing the value of their companies and returns for shareholders merely out of political pique.

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Yesterday AT&T announced that it will be forced to make a $1 billion writedown due solely to the health bill, in what has become a wave of such corporate losses.

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