Health Care Reform – Page 48 – Healthy Skeptic

May 06 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Where did this entitlement thinking come from? Only a generation ago, everyone expected to pay his or her own medical bills.

May 05 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Companies will get $5 billion from the U.S. government to help pay for retiree health insurance, a benefit of the health-care overhaul that will offset some of the millions of dollars in costs employers

May 03 2010

The “Reform” Truth Will Out

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The Office of the Actuary in CMS, which is a highly credible group, paints a far less optimistic picture of the recent health law's effect than the Administration or Congressional…

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Apr 30 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

After being criticized as obstructionists during the long health-care debate, insurance companies now are implementing some popular provisions even sooner than the law demands

Apr 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Friday is the deadline for states to tell the Obama administration whether they want to run the high-risk insurance pool for uninsured people with pre-existing conditions

Apr 30 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

When a patient dies from diabetes complications, such as a heart attack or a stroke, coroners and physicians will be encouraged to list diabetes on the death certificate

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

First Congress said it was a regulation of commerce. Now it’s supposed to be a tax. Neither claim will survive Supreme Court scrutiny

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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More Companies Disclose Effects of Health Overhaul

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

States have until tomorrow to let Washington know if they plan to participate in one of the first government programs to be launched under ObamaCare—new high-risk pools for the uninsured.

Apr 28 2010

Mercer

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Mercer: Third of employers may be penalized for health coverage deemed “unaffordable”

Apr 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A report by Mercer finds that retailers may be in the not-so-sweet spot when it comes to complying with some of the new employer requirements

Apr 28 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health plans can subtract taxes and include as costs “activities that improve health care quality” to meet mandates on how much they spend on medical care

Apr 27 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

President Barack Obama is pushing to speed up insurance coverage for young adults in their twenties

Apr 27 2010

PWC’s Take on Health Reform Effects

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Price Waterhouse Cooper has published a number of interesting reports on aspects of health care. They are one of the first large service companies to forecast changes to the health…

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Apr 27 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

House Democrats have concluded that the companies were right to tell investors and the government about the expected adverse effects of the law on their financial results.

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