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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Los Angeles Unions Approve $400 Million Health-Care Givebacks
Bloomberg
Photographer: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Los Angeles city workers voted to contribute 4 percent of their salaries toward retirement health benefits for the first time to avoid furloughs and job cuts. About 19000 full- and part-time employees were ...
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Vermont Senate advances health care bill
BusinessWeek
By DAVE GRAM The state Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to health care legislation that is a key part of Gov. Peter Shumlin's agenda. The bill, a version of which already has been passed by the House, would put Vermont on a path toward what it ...
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Analyst downgrades Community Health to 'hold'
BusinessWeek
Hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. likely will be affected by a two-to-three year "investigation overhang" that could impact several parts of its business, according to a Citi analyst. The Franklin, Tenn., company faces a lawsuit from ...
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Prescriptions: WellPoint Joins Other Insurers in Strong Earnings
New York Times (blog)
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Wall Street has had more reasons to like the health care industry in the last week. Some of the nation's largest health insurers have been having a great month, beating out profit expectations and raising their financial forecasts ...
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How to Save Money on Health Insurance
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
By Sydney Lagier If you are paying for your own health insurance, you may be able to save money by switching into a high deductible health plan and using a health savings account. According to research by the trade group America's Health Insurance ...
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GOP agrees to advance Oregon health exchange grant
BusinessWeek
Republicans in the Oregon House have agreed to advance a bill that would allow the state to accept a $48 million grant to create the computer infrastructure for a health insurance exchange. Republican state Rep. Dennis Richardson said Tuesday the bill ...
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Mortality in Heart Failure Tied to Health Literacy
MedPage Today
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with heart failure who have lower health literacy may have an increased risk of death, researchers found. In a single, integrated managed care organization, patients who had a poor understanding of ...
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A lunch-hour walk for health
Topeka Capital Journal
The event, designed to draw attention to the health benefits of walking, got underway at noon on the north grounds of the Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th. Walkers proceeded east on SW 10th to Jackson, south to SW 12th, west to SW Harrison, ...
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Medco Health will report 1Q results Thursday
BusinessWeek
Pharmacy benefits management company Medco Health Solutions Inc. is scheduled to report its first-quarter results before the stock market opens on Thursday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Medco manages prescription drug benefits for health insurers and plan ...
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UPDATE: WellPoint profit continues health insurance rally
Indianapolis Business Journal
WellPoint Inc.'s better-than-expected profit in the first quarter continued a rally among health insurers this month. Indianapolis-based WellPoint reported Wednesday that it earned $926.6 million, or $2.44 a share, in the three months ended March 31. ...
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