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Jan 12 2010

MedCity News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Bloom Health announced Wednesday that it has secured $5 million in financing from two Chicago-based firms, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, LP, and Sandbox Industries

Jan 11 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The elderly will outnumber children for the first time in 2045, ratcheting demand on nursing homes and increasing the burden on working-age people to support retirees

Jan 11 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Americans would see only a modest rise in health care costs under the Senate’s plan to extend coverage to 34 million people who currently go without health insurance

Jan 11 2010

Washington Post

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A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues

Jan 11 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As Democratic leaders privately hammer out a final compromise, the controversies focus on a government-run option and abortion

Jan 11 2010

New York Times

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Prices for a small but growing number of brand-name drugs have risen more than twofold in recent years

Jan 11 2010

Bloomberg

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President Barack Obama, facing growing resistance among Democrats over his support for taxing health benefits, will confront U.S. labor leaders

Jan 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Republicans are attacking the legal premise of the legislation, saying Congress has no power to make people carry health insurance or pay a penalty or tax

Jan 11 2010

Bloomberg

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As one way to pay for the changes, the Senate would impose a 40 percent tax on employer-provided insurance plans that exceed $8,500 for individuals and $23,000 for families

Jan 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

One of the main Democrat-on-Democrat bouts in their secret nonconference committee turns on who will regulate the insurance 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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