Heartland Newspapers - Health

Vermont Single Payer Health Care Financing Slides Toward Chaos

John McClaughry
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May 23, 2013
In his 2011 inaugural address Vermont Gov.

Vast New Government Coding System: Did That Turtle Hit You or Bite You?

Benjamin Domenech
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May 22, 2013
If President Obama's administration has its way, health care providers will soon be forced into a massive new government coding scheme where they will have to distinguish for filing purposes betwee

Preexisting Condition Troubles Illustrate ObamaCare’s Flaws

Grace-Marie Turner
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May 21, 2013
An early ObamaCare health insurance program that has been operating for nearly three years is foreshadowing big problems to come with the larger health overhaul law.

How Obamacare Is Making Insurance Worse

Benjamin Domenech
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May 20, 2013
One talking point about Obamacare that has received little pushback is that whatever you can say about what the law will do to premium costs, or taking away a plan and a doctor you like, it’s going

Idaho Sets Up State Exchange

Loren Heal
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May 17, 2013
Idaho Gov. “Butch” Otter—one of the most prominent opponents of Obamacare—announced his state would implement its own health insurance exchange under the law.

New Mexico Premium Costs Expected to Skyrocket

Rob Nikolewski
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May 16, 2013
Patients in New Mexico could take a big financial hit when the health care overhaul, known as Obamacare, takes effect.

Kathleen Sebelius is an IPAB of One

Benjamin Domenech
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May 16, 2013
The non-partisan Congressional Research Service has confirmed that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who already has been invested with enormous power under President Obama's h

Instead of Obamacare, How About Puppycare?

Benjamin Domenech
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May 13, 2013
Robert Samuelson has an interesting column on the Oregon Medicaid study and what it means, finding increased costs, increased use of care, but no improved health outcome
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