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Challenges of Healthcare of Gays & Lesbians under Reform

Euphemistically, the population of gay and lesbian adults in this country has…

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New Genetic Information Propels Alzheimer Research

For all of the policy posts here on Doctor Pundit, it is…

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Florida Appeals Court Sets Date for Arguments Surrounding Reform Law’s Constitutionality

The date has been set: 6/8/11. That’s when the 11th Circuit Court…

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GOP Leaks Preliminary Details on Medicaid Reform Plans

A (very concise) Medicaid primer: states, in a partnership with the federal…

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ACO Rule under Reform Aims to Increase Cooperation among Providers, Hospitals

No April Foolery here. The time has come: HHS has finally issued…

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How Increasing Medicare Age of Eligibility Saves Under Reform

One of the stopgaps in federal spending on healthcare proposed by the…

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Insurance Companies Get Reprieve on Certain Administrative Rules, Consumer Groups Worry

The Obama administration is delaying the implementation of certain rules under the…

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Vermont Moves Closer to Single Payer Delivery

Mass. has long served as the flashpoint for the national debate on…

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Attempt to Standardize Home Health Care

A pending Medicare rule set to go into effect on April Fools…

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Minn. Governor Requests Bids for Health Care

An executive (healthcare) order? Today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton will be requiring…

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