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Health care law deadlines loom Deadlines for state participation in setting up the federal health care law are on the horizon. www.portclintonnewsherald.com
Health-care advocates slam Drummond report A public health advocacy group is accusing the Ontario government of manufacturing a crisis to justify billions of dollars in health-care cuts expected in the highly anticipated Drummond report. www.cbc.ca
Independence Blue Cross and Health Advocate(TM) Partner to Help Consumers Navigate the Health Care System PHILADELPHIA -- The region's leading health insurer, Independence Blue Cross (IBC), today announced it is partnering with the nation's leading independent health care advocacy company, Health AdvocateTM, ... finance.yahoo.com
Total Health Care Costs Fall When Poor Are Provided Insurance: Study The concept of support for universal health care is taboo among Republicans who scrutinize the Affordable Care Act -- dubbing it the "Job-Killing Health Care Law Act" -- and call for its repeal. www.huffingtonpost.com
SSM Health Care of Oklahoma names new CEO SSM Health Care has tabbed Joe Hodges to head up its operations in Oklahoma. newsok.com
Legislation aimed at leveling field for rural health care providers Bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Jon Tester , D-Mont., sponsored to ensure affordable, quality health care for rural Montanans is getting support from some of Montana ’s leading health care providers. billingsgazette.com
The role of faith in health-care delivery It's time to re-examine the role of faith in health-care delivery, write three local women. Non-Catholics increasingly find themselves in situations in which the only health care available is subject to restrictions dictated by the Catholic hierarchy. seattletimes.nwsource.com
Can birth-control flap rekindle 'repeal ObamaCare' crusade? President Obama’s scramble to revise a controversial health-care mandate eased, but did not end, a sharp clash with Roman Catholic Church leaders that spread to Capitol Hill and beyond. news.yahoo.com
The U.S. Does Not Have A Debt Problem ... It Has A Health Care Cost Problem That?s not my line, I took it from The Economist, but it?s a good one. If health care costs were under control, i.e. growing no faster than the economy, we could manage our debt. However, health care spending is growing at about 1.5x the rate of growth of GDP and is already close to 20% of the economy. In this post I will talk about the scary numbers. In the next post I will offer some thoughts ... www.forbes.com
James R. Knickman: Health Care Cost: Small Fixes Won't Cut It The CBO recently issued a disheartening report showing that 10 Medicare demonstration projects designed to reduce health care costs were largely ineffective. The results were discouraging, but perhaps not entirely surprising. www.huffingtonpost.com
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