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Mar 22 2010

Washington Times

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The Senate’s health care bill approved in the House in a 219-212 vote when a last-minute White House executive order convinced a small group of pro-life Democrats that the bill wouldn’t fund abortions

Mar 19 2010

NIH News

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The National Institutes of Health announced today that it is creating a public database that researchers, consumers, health care providers, and others can search for information submitted voluntarily by genetic test providers.

Mar 19 2010

iHealthBeat

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A pilot project at the Cleveland Clinic has found that patients with chronic diseases manage them more effectively when they use medical devices to submit health information online regularly to physicians

Mar 19 2010

Washington Post

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For the first time, the Medicare payroll tax would be applied to investment income, beginning in 2013. A new 3.8 percent tax would be imposed on interest, dividends, capital gains and other investment income

Mar 19 2010

Washington Post

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The release of Medicare data could have a powerful effect on the quality and cost of U.S. health care.  The Senate health-reform bill is just the most current example.

Mar 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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iVillage, one of the largest Web sites for women, is hoping to capitalize on a female penchant for seeking help online for health concerns or questions

Mar 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Health insurers are fighting demands by hospitals for sharply higher reimbursement rates by threatening to drop the hospitals from their health-plan networks, and blaming them for higher insurance premiums.

Mar 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How can the bill spend so much and still reduce the deficit?  The answer lies mainly in new taxes and curbs on Medicare spending.

Mar 19 2010

New York Times

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Summary of some features of the released final version of legislation, which makes changes to the bill the Senate passed on Christmas Eve

Mar 19 2010

New York Times

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Arizona on Thursday became the first state to eliminate its CHIPs when Gov. Jan Brewer signed an austere budget that will leave nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage

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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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