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Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
PPACA: Health Policy Watcher Questions ACO Concept
By staff WriterGreg Scandlen, a longtime health policy specialist, is raising questions about whether the accountable care organization will do much to improve the U.S. health care system.
January 23, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOROn January 10, we ran a daily news item on how Representative Ted Poe (R-Tex.), while speaking in support of H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act bill.
January 21, 2011
Editor's Blog: 31 OuncesThe obesity epidemic is already out of hand, so Starbucks decided to add to the problem.
January 21, 2011
Editor's Blog: 31 OuncesThe obesity epidemic is already out of hand, so Starbucks decided to add to the problem.
January 21, 2011
PPACA: HHS Offers Exchange GrantsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing more grants to help states set up health insurance exchange programs.
January 21, 2011
Republicans: Defund PPACA, Cut DeficitRepublican lawmakers have included elimination of $900 million in funding for "Obamacare administrative costs" in a Spending Reduction Act bill draft.
January 21, 2011
1099 Fix: 3 Democrats Think NeatThree Senate Democrats say they will support efforts to repeal the broad new Form 1099 tax reporting law - but only if they get a clean bill from the House.
January 21, 2011
Republicans: Defund PPACA, Cut DeficitRepublican lawmakers have included elimination of $900 million in funding for "Obamacare administrative costs" in a Spending Reduction Act bill draft.