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Ultra-low salt intake may not boost health: U.S. panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans at high risk for heart problems who have been told for years to sharply cut salt from their diet may not actually benefit from ultra-low sodium diets and could even face some harm, an independent panel … Continue reading
Obama’s health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking companies for financial donations to help implement President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, months before it is due to take effect.
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Obama’s health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking companies for financial donations to help implement President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, months before it is due to take effect.
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Brakes on health spending go beyond the recession: studies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Slower growth in the pace of healthcare spending reflects a fundamental change in the use of medical services that could save the country nearly $ 800 billion in the next decade, according to two new studies … Continue reading
Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the Oregon Health Study
Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog. … Continue reading
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With health law looming, one large insurer wants a 25 percent premium hike
Maryland’s biggest health insurer proposed raising premiums for individual policies by an average of 25 percent next year, saying that President Obama’s health law would require it to accept even the sickest applicants, driving up costs. Read full article >> … Continue reading
WonkTalk: Epic Health Wonk Smackdown edition, with Ben Domenech
On today’s WonkTalk, two men enter. Two men also leave. But first, they discuss health care. Last week, I wrote a lengthy analysis of the Republican plan to replace Obamacare. Ben Domenech responded with a lengthy rebuttal. Rather than writing … Continue reading
No big deal? Small business groups shrug off delays to Obamacare’s health care exchanges
The Obama administration has delayed part of the health care law designed to give small business owners and employees more flexibility when purchasing insurance, which could temporarily undermine lawmakers’ intent to drive down the cost of health coverage. Read full … Continue reading
Most large employers to keep health insurance benefit: survey
(Reuters) – Most large employers don’t expect to send their full-time employees to government health exchanges for insurance during the next five years, but some retirees and part-time workers will end up there, a new survey has found.