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Here are a few stories we'll be covering in more detail in the next issue of Health Care News: 1. CBO Numbers - the latest CBO predictions for the number of people who will pay the health care insurance fine as opposed to obtaining insurance is a full 4 million . But it could be even more, and it's a burden which falls ...

The Joint Economic Committee, headed by Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), released this report on " Unwinding Obamacare" on April 22, 2010. See attached PDF. ...

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Affordable, convenient health care has become more available to average Americans as a result of the proliferation of so-called "retail clinics." A resurgence of the failed effort to establish "store-front clinics" in the 1980s, retail clinics are growing in number across the nation. These clinics, which offer basic acute care ...

While experts continue to debate the coming impact of President Obama s health care law, one aspect is entering the spotlight: Its impact on health care innovation, particularly the ramifications of the creation of a comparative effectiveness research (CER) institute. Although designed to encourage the use of effective therapies ...

I talked to Jason Lewis this week on the latest podcast from Health Care News, which you can listen to here . We discussed the latest public relations posturing from the White House, and it's worth recognizing how this game is being played. As part of the White House's pre-emptive blame game for insurers who will have to ...

The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed motions to dismiss the lawsuits brought by 18 states challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare, in what is becoming a legal battle of epic proportions with implications well beyond health care. When Congress passed the bill, it made specific findings that health care ...

In a strongly worded letter, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned insurers across the country the current administration will not tolerate any claims rate increases are due to President Obama s health care law. There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases ...

A few weeks back, I wrote about how senior staff on committees and in leadership offices were likely exempt from the requirements of Obamacare , thanks to carveouts within a provision of the bill. As I noted at the time, the problem with the mashed-up version of a bill like this is that it's so vast and complex, no one ...

The New York City Health Department has come under fire for creating a taxpayer-funded propaganda campaign with the message that a can of soda each day can make you 10 pounds fatter a year, a conclusion with little scientific support. For much of 2010, New York City was embroiled in a debate over taxing soda at the behest ...

Most current proposals for dealing with the problems of preexisting conditions would completely divorce health insurance premiums from expected health care costs. Yet a policy of trying to force health plans to take enrollees they do not want risks jeopardizing the quality of care people receive. Instead of suppressing ...

The overhaul of the U.S. health care system recently signed by President Obama sets severe new limits on the use of flexible spending accounts, including a $2,500 cap on FSA contributions and restrictions on using FSAs to purchase over-the-counter medications. Although much of the president s plan would phase in over time, many ...

The national health care legislation recently signed by President Obama is a mess of expensive reforms and overregulation. Nevertheless, some parts of it are undoubtedly popular. Unsurprisingly, the popular parts are characterized as consumer protection few people would disagree with a law that prevents a health insurer from ...

A report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts the health insurance individual mandate included in President Obama s health care law will force approximately four million uninsured Americans to pay a sizable fine by 2016. Among those who are subject to the penalty, many will voluntarily report ...

Uncertainty over the future of the federal health care law has led many states, including Ohio, to avoid implementation of health insurance exchanges. Recently state Sen. Michael Skindel (D-Lakewood) introduced Senate Bill 277, which would establish the Ohio Health Benefit Exchange Program and an agency to oversee it. Ohio has ...

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In response to the tragic terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon in September, governments at every level have been working overtime to meet the changing needs of their citizenry. Some of this response has been directed toward true emergency needs; other responses have addressed more ancillary services. ...

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