Kevin Roche – Page 927 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 08 2010

Big Effort Needed to Create Informed and Engaged Patients

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One theory for improving the health care system is to rely on more-informed and engaged consumers to help improve decision-making about treatment options. A recent Health Affairs article suggests there…

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Jun 07 2010

LA Times

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The doctor-patient relationship is moving online. With 68% of American adults now using the Internet to search for healthcare information, it’s no surprise that many also want digital access to their doctor.

Jun 07 2010

CMS

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States can now apply for a three-year CMS demonstration project that aims to improve primary-care delivery and lower costs by collaborating with public and private payers on the patient-centered medical home model

Jun 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Unless Congress passes an extension retroactively, people who lose their jobs on or after June 1 no longer will receive government financial help to cover 65% of their premium costs for Cobra health coverage,

Jun 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Researchers reported notable advances in the war on cancer over the weekend, including treatments for lung, ovarian and skin cancers, but they cautioned that the disease continues to throw up daunting obstacles

Jun 07 2010

New York Times

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More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier — it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.

Jun 07 2010

Washington Post

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Private-equity firms including the D.C.-based Carlyle Group are doing more deals, raising more money and taking more companies public

Jun 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A fresh fight between insurance companies and the Obama administration is taking shape, this time over how much seniors should pay for their privately run Medicare plans

Jun 07 2010

Variation in Medicare Spending

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Dartmouth Atlas researchers largely created and fueled the perception that the significant variation in use of medical procedures and spending across geographic regions reflects likely unnecessary care. Their latest research…

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Jun 05 2010

2010 Potpourri XX

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More health care nuggets for the weekend, including personalized medicine, health reform, health insurance premiums, telemedicine, and community health centers.

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Jun 04 2010

CIAB

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CIAB: Group health insurance rates for small and midsize employers are surging for 2011 renewals, according to a survey by the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.

Jun 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The AMA launched a multi-million dollar print and radio campaign to persuade the Senate to permanently reverse the 21% cut in physicians’ Medicare pay before the healthcare system goes into “meltdown.”

Jun 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Kathleen Sebelius rejected criticism of the Obama administration’s nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, saying Republicans were being unfair to Donald Berwick

Jun 04 2010

Health Affairs

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Health Affairs: A study published online today by Health Affairs does not bring good news for proponents of “evidence-based health care”

Jun 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The down economy has forced more healthcare organizations to create customized work plans to hold on to their existing physicians.

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