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Jul 26 2010

New York Times

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One of its most surprising moves so far, it has done the opposite, proposing what would be the most radical reorganization of the National Health Service, as the system is called, since its inception in 1948.

Jul 26 2010

Fiscal Times

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After being touted as the ultimate role model, Britain’s National Health Service, a fiscal failure, is about to be radically decentralized

Jul 24 2010

2010 Potpourri XXVI

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More midsummer musings, covering possible replacements for AWP, the effect of Part D on heart failure drug use, the VA's telehealth programs, venture capital activity, self-management of high blood pressure,…

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Jul 23 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. workers who lost their jobs as of June 1 won’t be eligible for a 65 percent federal subsidy to help pay for health insurance under an unemployment bill Congress will send to the President

Jul 23 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Patients will find it easier to appeal the denials of health insurance claims under rules issued today by the Obama administration

Jul 22 2010

Washington Post

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Patients will find it easier to appeal the denials of health insurance claims under rules being issued by the Obama administration, which is trying to boost political support for the new health-care law by highlighting advantages for consumers

Jul 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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“Lean” is basically industry jargon used to describe lower-cost plans with high deductibles or that otherwise focus on covering catastrophic coverage, not day-to-day health-care needs

Jul 20 2010

Washington Post

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Starting this fall, changes under the health-care overhaul will take some of the worry out of emergency room visits

Jul 20 2010

Washington Post

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Disease management and its relationship to insurers medical loss ratio

Jul 19 2010

Boston Globe

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The relentlessly rising cost of health insurance is prompting some small Massachusetts companies to drop coverage for their workers

Jul 19 2010

New York Times

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As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health care law, the country’s biggest insurers are promoting affordable plans with reduced premiums that require participants to use a narrower selection of doctors or hospitals

Jul 19 2010

Preventive Care Regulations

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HHS has issued its draft regulation on what preventive services health plans must cover without cost-sharing by the patient. Someone, of course, has to pay for all these "free" services,…

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Jul 13 2010

Politico

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A handful of states that have begun accepting applications for their new federally funded high-risk health insurance pools have seen a slow trickle of enrollees but expect a bigger wave as word spreads about the option

Jul 13 2010

Wall Stree Journalt

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It has rapidly become clear to us that the NHS simply cannot continue to afford to support the costs of the existing bureaucracy; it is the largest employer in Europe, with more than 1.3 million employees.

Jul 13 2010

Rhode Island Insurance Rates

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Struggling with the continuing rise in health insurance premiums, Rhode Island's Insurance Commissioner takes some creative steps to attempt to slow the rise of hospital costs, which are a major…

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