Kevin Roche – Page 966 – Healthy Skeptic

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The new federal health-care law has raised the stakes for hospitals and schools already scrambling to train more doctors

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Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The question is, how can we make sure the technology actually delivers? How can we make sure the digitization of medical records does everything its advocates believe is possible?

Apr 13 2010

New York Times

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Could Health Reform’s emphasis on wellness undermine one of its central achievements: putting an end to the practice of charging sick people more for health insurance?

Apr 13 2010

Care of Obese Persons

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A JAMA article reports on a study of whether obese persons receive worse medical care, due to stigmatization of their condition or for other reasons. Despite negative perceptions, it appears…

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Apr 13 2010

Bloomberg

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Video: Chet Burrell, chief executive officer at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, talks about the potential impact of the U.S. health-care overhaul

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Interventional radiologists say they can save on health-care costs in the long run because most procedures don’t require expensive hospital stays

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Online simulation designed to help nurses make quick, sure decisions in emergencies.

Apr 13 2010

Bloomberg

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CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, will double the number of in-store medical clinics it operates within five years

Apr 12 2010

Ahier.net

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Video clip: Physician-geneticist Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, was interviewed by Kaiser Health News. He spoke about comparative effectiveness research, health reform and lowering healthcare costs.

Apr 12 2010

PBS

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In Obama’s Deal, airing Tuesday, April 13, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS, FRONTLINE takes viewers behind the headlines to reveal the political maneuvering behind Obama’s effort to remake the American health system.

Apr 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Aetna was suspended from signing up new members for its Medicare Advantage plans because the insurer didn’t comply with rules about changing drug-plan designs

Apr 12 2010

Politico

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The nation’s fiscal path is “unsustainable,” and the problem “cannot be solved through minor tinkering,” the head of the Congressional Budget Office

Apr 12 2010

mobihealthnews

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HHS and the ONC awarded a $15 million grant to “investigate, evaluate, and prototype approaches to achieving an ‘iPhone-like’ health information technology platform model.”

Apr 12 2010

Washington Times

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Consensus is Congress will provide higher Medicaid reimbursements to states for six months past the December expiration but broader round of spending is unlikely.

Apr 12 2010

Health Care, the Federal Deficit and Federal Debt

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A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine reminds us that health care has been a major contributor to the federal deficit and consequently the national debt and that…

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