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Friday, October 21, 2011

Health Care

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NY Times | Wal-Mart Cuts Some Health Care Benefits
After trying to mollify its critics in recent years by offering better health care benefits to its employees, Wal-Mart is substantially rolling back coverage for part-time workers and significantly raising premiums for many full-time staff.
WSJ | Medicare Program for Doctor Groups Gets Looser Rules
The Obama administration on Thursday loosened the rules for a new program that encourages doctors and hospitals to coordinate care for groups of Medicare patients, after providers complained preliminary guidelines were unworkable.