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Apr 06 2010

Washington Post

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Online resources for information on health-care reform – here are some Web sites worth keeping an eye on

Apr 05 2010

Volume and Quality in Hospital Procedures

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For some years researchers have examined the link, if any, between the volume of a certain type of procedure or service at a hospital and outcomes. A new study published…

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Apr 05 2010

New York Times

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Congress with little fanfare approved a set of wide-ranging public initiatives to prevent disease and encourage healthy behavior

Apr 03 2010

2010 Potpourri XI

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This week's collection includes obesity, clinical trials results, how hospitals make money from physicians, strategic implications of reform, what reform is likely to do to young people's insurance premiums and…

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Apr 02 2010

Bloomberg

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Duke Energy Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jim Rogers said the new U.S. health-care law was passed in a “Father Knows Best” fashion and will end up costing companies far more than they expect.

Mar 31 2010

Bloomberg

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The states can be the laboratories where the US experiments to ascertain which mix of taxes, incentives and public administration works best when it comes to health care – Obamacare threatens such experiments

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is planning a broad effort to blunt the health overhaul by trying to shape its regulatory language and spending heavily to unseat vulnerable Democrats who voted for it

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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So the wave of corporate writedowns isn’t caused by ObamaCare after all. The White House claims CEOs are reducing the value of their companies and returns for shareholders merely out of political pique.

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Yesterday AT&T announced that it will be forced to make a $1 billion writedown due solely to the health bill, in what has become a wave of such corporate losses.

Mar 31 2010

Washington Post

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As business owners across the country weigh the new law, they’re looking to Massachusetts for harbingers of things to come.

Mar 30 2010

Washington Times

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The Supreme Court may ultimately decide the fate of health reform as more than a dozen states have called on the courts to strike down the health insurance mandate – a move that would threaten the entire law

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

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An association representing 300 large corporations urged repeal of a provision of the health care overhaul that prompted AT&T, Caterpillar and other companies to announce substantial charges for the current quarter.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

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So what is buried in those pages? Here are some thoughts from health care experts on what the changes will mean for Americans, sick and well alike.

Mar 30 2010

Washington Times

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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill

Mar 30 2010

The Massachusetts Debacle

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The Massachusetts Attorney General's final report on what is driving health care cost increases in Massachusetts confirms the preliminary version's finding that most of the spending rise is due to…

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