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Kaiser Permanente CEO Plans To Retire In 2013
After 10 years as the insurer’s chairman and chief executive officer, George Halvorson announced his plans to retire in December 2013. Los Angeles Times: Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson To...
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WellPoint Plans Reorganization; CVS Denies Knowledge Of Drug Refill...
Health insurer WellPoint plans a reorganization under its new interim CEO, while CVS officials say they are unaware of a government probe of prescription refill practices, which was originally reported...
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Viewpoints: LA Times Endorses Obama; Romney, Ryan ‘Obfuscating Their Plans...
The New York Times: Twisting the Facts About Health CareThe outcome of the presidential election will determine which of two opposing paths the nation will follow on health care for all Americans. If...
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Romney’s Vow To Repeal Health Law Will Be Hard To Realize; Administration...
Political Pro examines the challenges the GOP presidential nominee would face to dismantle the health law, while the New York Times looks at the government’s efforts to set up the nationwide plans...
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Employees Face Sticker Shock As More Companies Roll Out High Deductible...
Reuters: Analysis: Employees To Face Healthcare Sticker ShockOver the next 18 months, between one quarter and one half of Americans who get insurance coverage through their employers will pay more of...
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Administration Working To Get National Health Plans Ready
The New York Times: U.S. Set To Sponsor Health Insurance The Obama administration will soon take on a new role as the sponsor of at least two nationwide health insurance plans to be operated under...
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High Deductible Plans Offer Low Premiums But Steep Risks
Alison Mitisek was at a Denver pediatrician’s office with her 15-month-old son last August when she passed out. The doctor’s office staff called an ambulance, which rushed her to a nearby emergency...
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Survey: More Workers Gaining Coverage Through Employers’ Self-Insured Plans
Based on 2011 data, the share of workers in self-insured company health plans increased for the fourth straight year, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute Kaiser Health News: Capsules:...
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Feds OK Health Insurance Exchange Plans For Three More States
The Obama administration gave conditional approvals to Delaware, Minnesota and Rhode Island, saying they will be ready to open new insurance markets in 2014, as required under the health care law....
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Feds Approve Minn. Exchange, Insurers Scramble To Develop Health Plans
This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes Minnesota Public Radio, and Kaiser Health News.ST. PAUL, Minn. — The federal government’s conditional approval Thursday for Minnesota to...
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