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Jan 05 2010

Washington Post

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A Senate aide tells Washington Wire that the two chambers plan to skip the formal conference process

Jan 05 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. Democrats will likely drop the idea of setting up a new government-run insurance program as they try to quickly resolve differences

Jan 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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By merging, Towers and Watson created the world’s biggest employee-benefits consultancy by revenue, displacing the Mercer unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos.

Jan 05 2010

Continua

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Continua Health Alliance today announced the first end-to-end connected health solution based on the Continua architecture

Jan 04 2010

StreetInsider.com

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HMS announced that it has acquired the assets of Verify Solutions, a metropolitan Atlanta-based company specializing in dependent eligibility audit services for employer-sponsored healthcare plans.

Jan 04 2010

HHS

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CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Proposing a Definition of ‘Meaningful Use’ and Setting Standards for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program

Jan 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Top doctors  have to limit their financial ties to the drug and device industries under rules that kicked in on the first of the year

Jan 04 2010

Washington Post

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Opponents of the health-care reform bill  think their last, best hope to halt the legislation in the court

Jan 04 2010

Bloomberg

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Senate Democrats will have the upper hand as U.S. lawmakers confront the last major hurdle to overhaul the nation’s health-care system

Jan 04 2010

New York Times

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Small businesses with fewer than 50 workers would not be penalized – that was before labor unions in the construction industry went to work

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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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