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Health Change Bulletin
| August 12,
2010
| Volume Two
Issue Thirty Five
Complimentary Publication from Health Policy Publishing
LLC
www.HealthChangeBulletin.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Weekly Address: Medicare Officially Safer After Health Reform
Whitehouse, August 6, 2010
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