Kevin Roche – Page 957 – Healthy Skeptic

Apr 01 2010

New York Times

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Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research.

Apr 01 2010

Washington Post

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A significant number of the elderly – more than one in four – will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests

Apr 01 2010

New York Times

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A look at some of the health care legislation’s impact on Medicare: Seniors Wary of Health Overhaul Impact on Medicare

Apr 01 2010

Washington Times

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Economists not connected with either political party expect the new law add to the reluctance of millions of businesses to take on new workers because they must provide costly and comprehensive medical benefits that previously were optional.

Apr 01 2010

Socio-Economic Status and Health Behaviors

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What is the link, if any, between socio-economic status, health behaviors and health status? Researchers have theorized and pondered whether there is correlation or causation and in which direction. A…

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Mar 31 2010

Federal Telemedicine News

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Adoption of health care IT is on a steady incline in the small physician practice as revealed in a March 2010 survey done by NaviNet, a real-time health care communications network.

Mar 31 2010

Vita Advisors, LLC

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VITA publishes new research Issue Brief: The Value of Care Management Programs. Go to Research for PDF download

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A federal judge’s decision Monday to strike down several patents on human genes could ultimately be a boon for genetic research and a benefit for public health

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Waxman convenes the first death panel, denouncing businesses for complying with the law – the health care law is only a week old and already the bullies are throwing their weight around

Mar 31 2010

Bloomberg

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The states can be the laboratories where the US experiments to ascertain which mix of taxes, incentives and public administration works best when it comes to health care – Obamacare threatens such experiments

Mar 31 2010

Washington Times

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A former Food and Drug Administration scientist said Tuesday that his job was eliminated after he raised concerns about the risks of radiation exposure from high-grade medical scanning.

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is planning a broad effort to blunt the health overhaul by trying to shape its regulatory language and spending heavily to unseat vulnerable Democrats who voted for it

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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So the wave of corporate writedowns isn’t caused by ObamaCare after all. The White House claims CEOs are reducing the value of their companies and returns for shareholders merely out of political pique.

Mar 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Yesterday AT&T announced that it will be forced to make a $1 billion writedown due solely to the health bill, in what has become a wave of such corporate losses.

Mar 31 2010

Washington Post

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As business owners across the country weigh the new law, they’re looking to Massachusetts for harbingers of things to come.

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