Health Care Reform – Page 52 – Healthy Skeptic

Mar 29 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As governors begin to sort through the murky details, they’re quickly realizing this albatross is worse than originally feared.

Mar 27 2010

Health Care Reform Special

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

To the delight of some and the dismay of many, the health "reform" bill has passed and been signed. Very few Americans, or Congresspeople, understand what is in the bill…

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Mar 26 2010

Washington Post

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Another look at the details of the health care overhaul law

Mar 25 2010

New York Times

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While it is impossible to gauge the precise impact of the overhaul, since many options vary by location, here are some of the main ways the overhaul will affect certain types of households

Mar 25 2010

Bloomberg

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The retiree drug subsidy is paid to companies that provide coverage for prescriptions to former workers who would otherwise be on Medicare Part D plan. Under prior law, the payment was tax-exempt – the new law requires companies to immediately account for the present value of this tax increase

Mar 25 2010

Washington Post

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Senate Republicans learned early Thursday that they will be able to kill language in a measure altering newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval

Mar 24 2010

Bloomberg

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The health-care overhaul bill may boost employment at small businesses this year, said Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economist

Mar 24 2010

Wahington Post

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Another Overview: Some features of the health care overhaul bill signed, along with details on a package of changes under consideration by the Senate

Mar 24 2010

Washington Post

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Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, met with The Washington Post’s editorial board and a group of newsroom reporters and editors

Mar 24 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

One of the astonishing aspects of the health-care debate is how little is actually known about the implications of a change this far-reaching.

Mar 24 2010

Bloomberg

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The legislation also creates an Independent Payment Advisory Board to suggest cuts in spending by Medicare,that could threaten payments for drug and device-makers

Mar 24 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The historic overhaul of the nation’s health care system when combined with the fixes making their way through Congress, will raise taxes over the next 10 years by more than a half-trillion dollars

Mar 23 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A requirement tucked into the nation’s massive health care bill: more than 200,000 fast food and other chain restaurants will have to include calorie counts on menus

Mar 23 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health care reform leaves Americans with a burning question: How’s this all going to work? Some questions and answers on the health care bill

Mar 23 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Comprehensive health-care legislation will set in motion a fundamental shift across a sprawling industry, from insurers who will face an expanding list of restrictions to hospitals and doctors confronted with new incentives to practice more-efficient care

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