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Medical Devices Is Indispansable
Feb 2, 2015Posted in Medical Device Business by Brian Buntz on January 30, 2015 Antique medical devices provide a glimpse into how medicine was performed in past centuries. But few people have taken a look at how medical care was administered on ...
Tags: Medical Devices, Health
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Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 8, 2015
Jan 9, 2015Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 8, 2015 The medical device tax is the issue that won’t go away. Elected officials and medical device companies began railing against Obamacare’s medical device tax ...
Tags: medical device tax, Health
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The Electronic Cigarette Industry Has Become a Booming Industry
Jun 9, 2014The electronic cigarette industry has become a booming industry . This innovative product is a hit with smokers, especially to those who want to quit . In the United States , the report released last month by the CDC (Centers for Disease ...
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Today's Headlines Include Continuing Coverage of Medicare Advantage Payment Rates
Feb 27, 2014Today's headlines include continuing coverage of Medicare Advantage payment rates, as well as a range of stories about the health law's Medicaid expansion and online insurance marketplaces. Kaiser Health News: Impact Of Medicare ...
Tags: Medicare Advantage, Obama Administration, Medicare Data, Obamacare
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Interest in Health Coverage Helped New Memberships Rise 50 Percent
Feb 27, 2014eHealthInsurance reports that interest in health coverage ginned up by the new federal law has helped new memberships rise 50 percent. Meanwhile, NPR examines the mixed record of the 14 states running their own marketplaces. USA Today: ...
Tags: CT, Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Mental Health
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The Votes Will Likely Set up a Conference Committee
Feb 27, 2014The votes will likely set up a conference committee showdown related to the state's two-year budget plan. Meanwhile, news outlets also report on developments from Arkansas, Mississippi and California. The Washington Post: House And ...
Tags: Medicaid Expansion Plan, Medicaid Austerity, Medicaid Showdown
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Some Regions Are Finding Few Plan Options
Feb 26, 2014In other Obamacare implementation news, some regions are finding few plan options. And HHS is trying to resolve some healthcare. The Washington Post's Wonkblog: The Uninsured Rate Is At A Five-Year Low. Is Obamacare The Reason? Gallup's ...
Tags: Uninsured Rate, A Five-Year Low, Uninsured Rate Hits 5-Year-Low
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PBS Newshour Looks at Why Enrollment Lags Among Latinos
Feb 26, 2014Meanwhile, PBS NewsHour looks at why enrollment lags among Latinos, the ethnic group with the highest uninsured rate, despite tens of millions being spent on outreach in states like California. The Washington Post: Maryland Lawmakers To ...
Tags: Call Center Operator, Health Care Enrollment, Plans Lag, Health Exchange
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Obama Administration's Announcement Will Delay a Health Law Requirement
Feb 26, 2014Today's headlines include detailed coverage of the Obama administration's announcement that it will delay a health law requirement that mid-sized employers provide health insurance to workers while also allowing larger employers more ...
Tags: Medicaid Managed Care, Health Law, Obamacare, Anti-ACA Sentiment
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Arizona's Efforts to Expand The Program Are Also Facing Challenges
Feb 26, 2014Arizona's efforts to expand the program are also facing challenges while a new approach is being advanced in Virginia. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Model Arkansas Way Of Expanding Medicaid At Risk Arkansas' plan for expanding ...
Tags: Jeopardy, Expansion Plan, Human Services, Medicaid program
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AOL Chief Reverses Changes to 401(K) Policy After a Week of Bad Publicity
Feb 25, 2014News outlets reported that the company blamed the law and the health costs of two "distressed babies" for a significant change in how it matches 401(k) contributions. The Washington Post: AOL Chief Reverses Changes To 401(k) Policy After ...
Tags: Obamacare, AOL, 'Distressed Babies', Bad Publicity
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House Republicans Are Considering Their Options on Tying Proposals
Feb 25, 2014House Republicans are considering their options on tying proposals they want to see to passing an increase in the debt ceiling, among them fixing the way Medicare pays doctors. Democrats and the White House are making it increasingly clear ...
Tags: doc Fix, Debt-Ceiling Raise, GOP, Democrats
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A Provision Will Collect Billions of Dollars From Insurers Rather Than Paying Them Money
Feb 25, 2014During a hearing of the House Oversight And Government Reform Committee, Republicans tagged this provision as an insurance industry bail-out despite Congressional Budget Office projections cited by Democrats that it ultimately will collect ...
Tags: Risk Corridor, Anti-Health Law, GOP, CBO
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Today's Headlines Include Stories About The Health Law's Coverage Gap
Feb 25, 2014Today's headlines include stories about the health law's coverage gap. Kaiser Health News: Arkansas' Medicaid Experiment, Key To Obamacare Expansion, On Ropes Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "The Arkansas' ...
Tags: Kaiser Health, Health Law, ACA, CMS