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Jan 13 2010

Bloomberg

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House Ways and Means Committee is considering paying for health-care legislation by imposing a new tax on unearned income such as capital gains

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Regulators don’t like it when big drug companies pay generics shops in deals that determine when branded drugs will face generic competition

Jan 13 2010

Bloomberg

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Biomedical research funding wasn’t large or steady enough to ensure investments in “high- risk/high-reward” projects, a federally sponsored study found

Jan 13 2010

Washington Times

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Democrats are divided over whether health insurance would be sold at the state or national level under their health care reform legislation

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Who would run the new insurance exchanges that would allow consumers to comparison-shop for health coverage

Jan 13 2010

mobihealthnews

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The FDA recently approved MediSens Wireless’ wireless body monitoring system for its first phase of clinical trials

Jan 13 2010

New York Times

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Having failed to persuade Obama to scrap tax on high-cost health policies, labor took their case to Speaker Pelosi and  received a more favorable response

Jan 13 2010

Washington Post

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A clash between the White House and the Chamber has been brewing for several months as the two sides have fought over the shape of health-care reform.

Jan 13 2010

Washington Post

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Groups opposed to health-care reform have plunged into the battle for Ted Kennedy’s former Senate seat, launching an attack on Democratic candidate Martha Coakley

Jan 13 2010

Washington Post

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One of the few things we can be sure of when Congress finally enacts health-care reform is that the battle will rage on, unabated

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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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