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• in Business
  General Motors Stockholders Vote To Change CEO Nov. 6, 2012
  General Motors reported a drop in profit of 12% and in most business environments this would be cause for great concern
  by theedje / on Oct 31, 2012
• in Politics
  Hugh Hewitt's 100 Reasons To Vote For a 45th Presidency
  Hugh proceeded point by point, with full explanation, 100 specific reasons Mitt Romney would make a better president for 2012
  by theedje / on Oct 24, 2012
• in Politics
  Dear Rush; a Communique From the Feminazi Camp
  ...Or, Rush Limbaugh: One More Reason For Health Care Reform.
  by mrssmeej / on Mar 6, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “health care reform”

 

• Many In The U.S. Cannot Afford Their Meds

  
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  It would be nice to think that as more of Obamacare comes on-line, Americans would be able to access more medical care and get better results from that care. Unfortunately it is not working out that way. The latest figures show that more and more Americans are doing without the medications prescribed for them by a ...
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• David Sarasohn: Dr. Kitzhaber diagnoses an Oregon Medicaid study

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 699
  For one doctor, who happens to be governor of Oregon, the study confirmed his own belief that while its vital to provide health care, the challenge is how we deliver it.
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• Rep. Dennis Richardson: Oregon’s Medicaid experiment

  
  Oregon Catalyst — Authority: 140
  Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point) The Oregon Health Plan is Oregon’s name for Medicaid. Medicaid is the federal and state program that provides health care to poor adults and children. Its promise for decades has been to provide comprehensive medical care … Continue reading →
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• The Obama Health Plan- Who Does It Help?

  
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  As of late, there have been a lot of heated discussions and talk about who the health care reform will help, and how it will effect Americans. Although many are opposed to this health care reform, the true is that this plan will help many Americans who are currently trying to survive each day without any health care ...
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• Cooperative insurance company receives license from state

  
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  The federal health law signed in 2010 requires cooperative insurance companies to plow profits back into business to lower premiums or improve benefits.
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• Health clinics urge Louisiana lawmakers to expand Medicaid program

  
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  Betty McCree of New Orleans made an appointment at her neighborhood health clinic five years ago, thinking at 60 she should get a mammogram just as a precaution. To her surprise, the test ended up detecting breast cancer. Although she...
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• Breaking Politics News

  
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  Cuban agent who renounced U.S. citizenship now just a ‘Cuban patriot’ Obama launches health program sales campaign Prince Harry Michelle Obama Enjoy White House Tea Time TOGETHER! Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage. ...
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• ObamaCare comes to Oregon

  
  Oregon Catalyst — Authority: 140
  by NW Spotlight On Monday, Democrats will hold a hearing on legislation to create universal health care for anyone living in Oregon. Please contact Oregon House Democrats and tell them this is a bad idea for Oregon. The details: HB … Continue reading →
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• Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Medicare IPAB

  
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  I have been concerned that the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board posed a potential risk to Medicare. Recommendations from the board to cut costs would be very difficult for Congress to override, requiring a 60 percent vote, giving excessive power to unelected officials. I would hate to see a Republican ...
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• Will your health insurer pay to train your doctor?

  
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  Lost in the weeds of President Obamas budget proposal is a 10-year, $11 billion reduction in Medicare funding for graduate medical education (GME). GME is the "residency" part of medical training, in which medical school graduates (newly minted MDs and DOs) spend three to seven years learning the ropes of their ...
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• Former President Bill Clinton Kicks off Heart Rhythm Society Meeting

  
  Dr. Wes — Authority: 490
  While the above title is true, I admit that it was used more for garnering readership than suggesting that former U.S. President Bill Clinton had any real news to share with the worlds pool of heart rhythm specialists.  Oh how we hoped he would tell us about his pacemaker or implantable defibrillator that he had ...
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• New government data shows how messed up health care pricing is

  
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  Say youre on Medicare, and you get pneumonia that requires hospitalization, and say you live in Boise, Idaho. You have a choice of two hospitals. In one, treatment is going to cost $26,932. In the other, $16,239. In Bakersfield, California, the treatment would range from $55,277 to $77,562 among that citys four ...
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• Join today’s webinar on newly released hospital cost data

  
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  The federal government released data today showing what hospitals across the country charge Medicare for the same treatment or procedure. The 2011 data includes bills submitted by 3,300 hospitals for the 100 most commonly performed treatments. This allows a basis for some local or regional comparisons and a starting ...
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• Oregon Medicaid study provides fodder for both side of expansion debate

  
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  As Louisiana lawmakers consider whether to expand health insurance for the poor, possibly through a plan that would use federal dollars to buy private coverage, a critical study released last week seems destined to be a focus of attention. Researchers...
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• Zeke Emanuel on the ACA’s Adverse Selection Problem and Solutions to It

  
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  Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm’s brother and former health care adviser to President Obama, acknowledges in today’s Wall Street Journal that adverse selection may prove to be a “bump in the road” in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  But never you mind.  He’s got solutions.  And, as usual, ...
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• The changing face of healthcare

  
  Chas' Compilation — Authority: 129
  I recently came across this article, which is aimed at American physicians: Getting ready for emerging care models Like it or not change is coming to healthcare. The government, employer groups and other purchasers of healthcare are demanding higher quality and lower costs in the delivery of healthcare. The ...
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• Over reactions and Dumb conclusions regarding Oregon Medicaid study surprising, even Disappointing.

  
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  Uh oh, even wonkish Ezra Klein fell for a recent study out of Oregon, that tells us little, and means almost nothing. I placed numbers on the items I found controversial: NY Times : A study comparing low-income people in Oregon who received access to Medicaid over the past two years with those who did not, ...
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• Health care spending slowdown saving nation up to $770 billion

  
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  It looks like Bowles and Simpson and all of the other catfood peddlers just might have to rethink the excuse they use for their obsession with hurting old people: rising health care spending might not bankrupt the nation after all. Health spending has been slowing down for the last several years, leading the CBO to ...
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• Feds Back Away from Health Care State Payments During Bridge Year

  
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  In a surprise to no one, states are discovering yet another down side to Obamacare. Like many Americans, I have a pre-existing condition. Diagnosed with breast cancer and a stay-at-home mom I held hope that one piece of the Obamacare legislation of offering health care coverage for those with pre-existing conditions ...
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• Health Insurance Exchange Enrollment Affected by Customer Assistance Funds

  
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  Some states are getting way more federal funds than others to put towards customer assistance which could ultimately affect how many people get properly enrolled in health insurance under the new exchanges.  Florida plans on spending about $6 million to reach about 4 million uninsured residents as they help them ...
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