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Friday, October 5, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Businessweek | Hospitals and Nursing Homes Brace for Medicare Cuts
Hospital and nursing home managers are reaching for the aspirin again. No matter who wins on Nov. 6, most Democrats and Republicans agree in principle that federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid will need to go under the knife, above and beyond the cuts written into the 2010 health-care overhaul.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
CNN | Health care act's glaring omission: liability reform
Coverage for 30 million uninsured. A ban on lifetime payout limits. No co-pays or deductibles on preventive medical services. Insurers prohibited from excluding patients based on pre-existing medical conditions.