Health Change Bulletin             |          August 12, 2010              |           Volume Two Issue Thirty Five
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Sponsor Message
 

 

he Affordable Care Act helps us ensure the solvency of Medicare for nearly 20 years, but just as importantly, Medicare beneficiaries will see significant savings in their own pockets through our efforts to keep premiums and cost sharing as low as possible." CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD.

News

  

U.S. Works to Shut Down Fake Health Care Plans
Susan Heavey, MSNBC, August 11, 2010

 

UnitedHealth Group Poised to Capture New Covered Lives Resulting From Healthcare Reform
Prnewswire, August 11, 2010

 

Health Reform to Close Medicare "Donut Hole"
Joel Wendland, Political Affairs, August 11, 2010

 

Health Care Reform Could Cost Health Insurers Far More Than Expected According to Weiss Ratings
Market Wire, August 11, 2010

    

Will ACOs Be A-OK? Model Stirs Hopes, Questions
Dan Diamond, California Healthline, August 11, 2010

    

Health Reform Will Save Medicare Billions, CMS Says
Chris Silva, Amednews, August 10, 2010

      

Nine out of 10 U.S. Companies Anticipate Losing Grandfather Status Under Health Care Reform,
Business Wire, August 10, 2010

      

Preventive Care Focus of Health-Care Initiatives
Tammie Smith, Times-Dispatch, August 8, 2010

      

Kathleen Sebelius has a Full Plate with Implementing Health-Care Reform
Diane Stafford, Kansas City Star, August 7, 2010

      

Blogs

  

Insurers Seek More Flexibility to Avoid Health Reform Mandates
Julian Pecquet, The Hill Blog, August 11, 2010

    

Trustees Say* Medicare Fund Will Now Run Out in 2029 (*With Caveats)
Katherine Hobson, Wall Street Journal Health Blog, August 5, 2010

   

Tweets

 

Rapid action to extend funding will help millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for needed health and long-term care
AARP California, http://twitter.com/AARPCA, August 10, 2010

     

Another round of "donut hole" rebate checks drop this week
HealthCare.Gov, http://twitter.com/HealthCareGov, August 10, 2010

      

Pay Practices of Health Care Industry Are Investigated by Administration
New York Times Health, http://twitter.com/nytimeshealth, August 9, 2010

Video

    

Weekly Address: Medicare Officially Safer After Health Reform

Whitehouse, August 6, 2010

  

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