Health Change Bulletin             |          June 24, 2010              |           Volume Two Issue Twenty Eight
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News

  

About Those Presidential Promises
James C. Capretta, Kaiser Health News, June 24, 2010

 

Conn. First State To Use Health Reform Provision Allowing Expanded Medicaid Eligibility For Adults
Medical News Today, June 23, 2010

 

U.S. Scores Dead Last Again in Healthcare Study
Maggie Fox, Reuters, June 23, 2010

 

Doctors Gather in DC to Fight for Patient Access to Specialty Care
Business Wire, June 23, 2010

    

Obama: Insurers Should Not Raise Rates in Response to Health Reform
Bob Graham, Ifawebnews.Com, June 23, 2010

    

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Launches Health Care Reform Website
Prnewswire, June 23, 2010

      

Health Reform's Grandfathering Rules Likely to Raise Costs
Judith Messina, Crain's New York Business, June 23, 2010

 

Health Reform Costs hit Walgreen Fiscal 3Q Profit
AP, June 21, 2010

  

Blogs

  

Herger: Price Tag of Health Reform Law Too High
Rep. Wally Herger, Roll Call, June 24, 2010

    

One Impact Of Health-Care Reform: Expect More Hospital Deals
Jennifer Rossa, Private Equity Blog, June 23, 2010

 

 

Tweets

 

National Review (@NRO) writes about my efforts to repeal ObamaCare.
Senator Orrin Hatch, http://twitter.com/OrrinHatch, June 24, 2010

     

Since health reform became law, insurance companies have stopped rescinding care from patients when they need it most
Rep. Steny Hoyer, http://twitter.com/LeaderHoyer, June 23, 2010

      

Healthreform.gov releases the Affordable Care Act's Patient Bill of Rights!

Families USA, http://twitter.com/FamiliesUSA, June 22, 2010

   

Video

    

Health Reform: Are You Ready?

DeloitteLLP, June 22, 2010

 

 

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