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The Falloff in Utilization: "There's Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear" (Kaiser Family Foundation)
By Staff WriterAre high-deductible health plans causing people to use less health care?
April 17, 2012
Analysis of the Arguments — The Supreme Court Health Care Challenges (New York Times)Didn't get a chance to read or listen to transcripts from the three days of arguments? The New York Times condensed the extraordinary six hours of arguments down to just 50 minutes.
April 17, 2012
Alzheimer's Panel Speeds Past Planning DiscussionThe council members simply added a reference to a need for legal planning services.
April 17, 2012
On the Third Hand: The PPACA CO-OP ProgramBecause of the partisanship and the court battles, we're looking at the wrong toenail of the PPACA elephant.
April 17, 2012
PPACA: Federal PCIP Axes Broker FeeThe risk pool program, which serves people with health problems, will stop offering $100 incentive payments.
April 17, 2012
On the Third Hand: The PPACA CO-OP ProgramBecause of the partisanship and the court battles, we're looking at the wrong toenail of the PPACA elephant.
April 16, 2012
PPACA: HHS Combines Aging and Disability Arms at ACLSebelius puts Kathy Greenlee in charge of a new agency created, in part, by PPACA.
April 16, 2012
LTCI Watch: Planning for the WorstMaybe a nursing home disaster planning trailer could follow the LTCI outreach bus?