Kevin Roche – Page 863 – Healthy Skeptic

Oct 01 2010

The Hill

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners said Tuesday it would turn down a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for prompt action on the medical loss ratio.

Oct 01 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The dreaded sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) formula that cuts physicians’ Medicare pay takes effect in 61 days (Dec. 1) but already the AMA, 66 specialist practitioner societies and 50 state medical groups, are sounding the alarm.

Oct 01 2010

CaliforniaHealthline

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There’s another word that could describe some would-be ACOs: illegal. If providers aren’t careful, their new networks may violate current laws restricting provider competition

Oct 01 2010

The Hill

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Alaska and Minnesota were the only two states to turn down federal grants for the development of insurance exchanges

Oct 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Selling Insurance Across State Lines: Still A Partisan Fight

Oct 01 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A care management Virtual Health Coach, however, would combine the best of mHealth applications, like a do-it-yourself online symptom advisor, nurse advice line and care management program within a single, full-featured smart phone app.

Oct 01 2010

New York Times

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The Principal Financial Group announced on Thursday that it planned to stop selling health insurance, another sign of upheaval emerging among insurers as the new federal health law starts to take effect.

Oct 01 2010

New York Times

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In medical journals, once-advocates have voiced concerns about pay-for-performance ranging from the administrative burden of collecting such large amounts of data to the potential worsening of clinician morale and widening disparities in health care access.

Oct 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The U.S. doctor shortage will be accelerated by the main provisions of the health-care overhaul law that take effect in 2014, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Oct 01 2010

Bloomberg

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The data “disputes the narrative that health care reform is bad for pharmaceuticals

Oct 01 2010

Washington Post

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The development of community-supported programs is called “Villages,” and allows neighbors to support each other by providing services such as transportation and home maintenance

Oct 01 2010

CBO Report on Medicare and Generic Drugs

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A Congressional Budget Office Report finds that Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries have accrued very significant savings, about 55%, from use of generic drugs and that more savings may…

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Sep 30 2010

LA Times

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McDonald’s Corp. may cut health insurance for nearly 30,000 hourly workers in the U.S. unless federal regulators waive a requirement of the new health care law.

Sep 30 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Since HITECH was signed into law, perhaps the best example of how it’s actually worked for the better may be in Connecticut where it ultimately may help that state better comply with HIPAA

Sep 30 2010

Bloomberg

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A push by Republicans to scuttle the U.S. health overhaul by denying funding through the House’s constitutional control over appropriations is gaining momentum.