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Dec 18 2009

Wall Street Journal

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Sen. Ben Nelson rejected an overture by party leaders to address his concerns about the bill’s handling of abortion

Dec 17 2009

ModernHealthcare.com

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Procter & Gamble Co. will be assuming full ownership of MDVIP, a concierge network of 350 physicians in 28 states and the District of Columbia

Dec 17 2009

amednews.com

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Patients are less willing to try potentially risky treatments when physicians give them responsibility

Dec 17 2009

Washington Post

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Administration is to award $2 billion in grants and loans to dramatically expand Americans’ broadband access

Dec 17 2009

New York Times

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Thousands of unemployed are suddenly struggling to hang onto their health coverage

Dec 17 2009

Washington Post

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Liberals are turning against President Obama with an energy that until now has been reserved for Fox News

Dec 17 2009

Washington Post

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Insurers will domicile their plans in states with less stringent regulations and market to the population in more protective states

Dec 17 2009

Wall Street Journal

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December’s survey marks a steeper first-year fall for this president than his recent predecessors

Dec 17 2009

Bloomberg

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Medical schools in the U.S. plan to add 3,000 first- year students by 2018 – it won’t be enough

Dec 17 2009

Washington Post

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Pass democratic legislation before hidden burdens to make affordable are fully disclosed to the public.

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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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