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HEALTH REFORM: Medical Loss Ratio or Just Medical Loss?
(We are refiling this post to make the paragraph about the SEC a little clearer for our readers.) "The American people and I are asking a serious question and one that deserves a straight answer -- why...
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COST: The $64,000 Question (Make that the $6.4 Trillion Question)
Ceci Connolly at the Washington Post asks the $64,000 question -- or maybe it's more of a $6.4 trillion question. Do the House and Senate health care bills go far enough in reshaping how we deliver...
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COST: Can Health Reform Heal the Federal Budget
Can health reform heal our federal budget? Yes, but whatever passes now is just the beginning, and there will always be room for improvement.That's our takeaway from an excellent event we tweeted this...
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HEALTH REFORM: Passing the Baton
The House's historic vote on Saturday feels almost like ancient history. By Monday, all eyes turned back to the Senate and the progress of the merged legislation being shepherded by Majority Leader...
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COVERAGE: Accidental Costs of Being Uninsured in the USA
Here is more evidence that the uninsured fare worse than the insured. Including trauma patients in the emergency room. The AP's Carla Johnson reported on a troubling study published in Archives of...
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HEALTH REFORM: Highlights from the Senate Bill
The latest version of Senate health care legislation (pdf available here) crafted by Majority Leader Harry Reid is making its rounds. There is a lot to review, but an initial read shows the bill is...
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COST: The Price is Right for Health Reform
After weeks of anticipation and speculation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has unveiled the legislation that will bring health reform to the Senate floor in the coming weeks.While waiting for the...
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COVERAGE: Evaluating the Public Plan, Man
Slate's Timothy Noah provides a thoughtful overview of the intellectual origins and political evolution of the public option's place in health reform.It's a complicated case, the public option. Lotta...
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WORLDVIEW: Assume There's Morality
Not many health writers -- not many writers of any ilk, for that matter -- can match T.R. Reid's ability to bring a light, witty touch to really serious topics. Like health policy around the globe.Tom...
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HEALTH REFORM: Polls Holding Steady Into Thanksgiving Break
The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll is in, and the health care reform approval numbers are holding pretty steady. Slightly more people than last month, 54 percent, believe the country will be better...
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