Health Care Reform – Page 18 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 11 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ms. DeParle reassured the lobbyist. Although Mr. Obama was overseas, she wrote, she and other top officials had “made decision, based on how constructive you guys have been, to oppose importation” on a different proposal.

Jun 11 2012

Washington Post

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Republicans say Obama administration wasn’t transparent on health-care law

Jun 08 2012

Bloomberg

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Fees that health insurers will be required to pay the U.S. government starting in 2014 will give nonprofits such as Kaiser Permanente a market advantage over corporate competitors,

Jun 08 2012

Wasington Post

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For 14 months, a bipartisan group of 17 states has been quietly collaborating with the Obama administration to help build a foundation for the health-care reform law’s success.

Jun 08 2012

The Hill

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The Health and Human Services Department has missed nearly half of its legal deadlines while implementing President Obama’s healthcare law, according to an analysis by the American Action Forum.

Jun 07 2012

Washington Post

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White House threatens to veto House GOP bill repealing tax on medical devices

Jun 07 2012

Politico

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The justices will deliver their landmark ruling on the 2010 health care law this month, and the government is in line to reap hundreds of billions of dollars in savings — perhaps more than $1 trillion — if certain parts of it are struck down.

Jun 06 2012

Bloomberg

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U.S. Medical Device Backers Face Tough Health Care Vote

Jun 04 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

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Place your bets: industry experts guess health reform’s fate

Jun 01 2012

2012 Potpourri XIX

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Summer is heating up and our Potpourri is smoking too, with nuggets on a silly provision in the final MLR rule; research on causes of readmissions, some within hospital control,…

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May 22 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of New York and 41 other Roman Catholic institutions sued the Obama administration in federal court Monday, the latest push against a requirement in the health-care-overhaul law that employers cover contraception in workers’ health plans.

May 17 2012

Reuters

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The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.

May 17 2012

Milliman on 2012 Health Care Costs

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Milliman tracks the average cost of health care for a family and issues an annual report. The 2012 version is out, showing that average family costs are over $20,000 for…

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May 15 2012

Bloomberg

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Health insurers will gain $1 trillion in new revenue over the next eight years under the 2010 health- care law, assuming it’s upheld by the Supreme Court, according to a Bloomberg Government study.

May 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Health-insurance companies must tell customers who get a premium rebate this summer that the check is the result of the Obama administration’s health-care law, according to federal guidelines released Friday.

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