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Feb 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A firestorm between the Obama administration and health insurers escalated Thursday, as DHHS pointed to price increases  in six states to make the case for overhauling the health-care system

Feb 19 2010

Washington Post

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The recession has fueled the greatest influx of Americans onto Medicaid since the earliest days of the public insurance program for the poor, according to new findings that show caseloads have surged in every state.

Feb 19 2010

New York Times

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Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year — another sign that spiraling costs are a problem

Feb 19 2010

New York Times

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Facing relentless fiscal pressure and exploding demand for government health care, virtually every state is making or considering substantial cuts in Medicaid

Feb 19 2010

New York Times

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For insurers like WellPoint, the challenging business environment may leave them little choice but to raise prices if they want to protect profits, analysts and some health economists say

Feb 19 2010

Bloomberg

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The agency in charge of Medicare is due to announce preliminary rates today for insurers offering so-called Medicare Advantage plans in 2011

Feb 18 2010

AAFP

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Congress passed a bill in December that delayed the 21.2 percent payment cut called for by the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, formula until March 1

Feb 18 2010

Government Health IT

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An HHS advisory group recommended the government abandon “all or nothing” approach to financial incentives for getting EHR systems up and running

Feb 18 2010

Washington Post

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The use of high-tech diagnostic imaging in emergency rooms has quadrupled since the mid-1990s, according to a new government report released Wednesday.

Feb 18 2010

Washington Post

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State governments have promises to deliver $1 trillion more in retirement benefits than they had in their pension investment funds

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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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