Health Care Reform – Page 43 – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Reform – overall costs appear modest at this point, split among taxpayers, employers and individuals who directly benefit, although the biggest part of the health care expansion is still four years away

Jul 06 2010

Fiscal Times

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The new health coverage for uninsured Americans with health problems won’t be cheap — premiums averaging $300 to $600 a month in the largest states

Jul 06 2010

Boston Globe

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Massachusetts ambitious, first-in-the-nation plan to transform how hospitals and doctors are paid is on hold, at least for this year

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

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The individual and employer mandates, combined with the onslaught of new taxes, paperwork requirements and new rules, will dramatically increase the cost of starting and running a small business.

Jul 03 2010

Fireworks Potpourri

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

We light up the sky with a scintillating selection of health care bombshells. Okay, maybe not that great, but some hopefully useful info on the VA's health information system, MRIs…

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Jul 02 2010

Bloomberg

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A federal judge is considering whether to throw out Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the health- care overhaul after hearing arguments over whether the state has jurisdiction to sue

Jul 02 2010

Washington Post

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A web site unveiled Wednesday aims to give everyone the full range of public and private health insurance plans available to them based on their individual circumstances

Jul 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul – but today, the company is looking to profit from the law.

Jul 01 2010

Washington Post

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New health coverage for uninsured people with health problems won’t be cheap – monthly premiums as high as $900, administration officials said Wednesday

Jul 01 2010

The US Health System Stinks…Or Does It?

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The Commonwealth Fund issues one of its regular reports designed to demonstrate how bad the US health system is compared to those of other developed countries. Unfortunately, the report is…

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Jul 01 2010

Washington Post

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CBO predicted that the national debt would continue rising in the coming decades despite cost-containment measures in the health overhaul

Jun 30 2010

EBRI

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EBRI: The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years

Jun 30 2010

The Hill

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The state-based pools were included in the new health reform law to cover those with pre-existing conditions before insurance exchanges take off in 2014. The pools were supposed to be created by last Monday, but are running behind schedule

Jun 28 2010

Fiscal Times

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As states begin implementing the health-care law, they are acknowledging a difficult reality: Their shares of the costs, particularly given that they are set to escalate later in the decade, are exceptionally cloudy

Jun 28 2010

Boston Globe

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The politics of high health care costs is again roiling this year’s governor’s race after an appeals panel on Thursday rejected the Patrick administration’s cap on premium increases

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