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Aug 20 2013

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, excessive alcohol use cost the country about $225 billion in 2006.

Aug 20 2013

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Modernizing Medicine has received $14 million in investments for development of its electronic medical records system for certain specialties.

Aug 20 2013

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Average Medicare Part D bids for 2014 apparently are over 4.5% lower than similar bids for this year, likely leading to lower premiums for most beneficiaries.

Aug 19 2013

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IPG, which helps health plans manage medical device use and costs, raised an additional $10 million.

Aug 17 2013

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Providers are not happy that the reform law may require them to provide services for up to three months for patients who haven’t paid their premiums, and the providers would have little chance of collecting from the patients.

Aug 17 2013

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Fitbit received $43 million in additional financing for its mobile health tracking devices and software.

Aug 17 2013

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The Administration is spending $67 million in grants to states for “navigators” for the wonderful new reform law that keeps having to have various parts delayed to avoid its flaws becoming obvious.

Aug 17 2013

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CareCloud, a provider of EHR and practice management software, has raised an additional $9 million for continued expansion.

Aug 17 2013

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Change Healthcare, a maker of health care price transparency and other tools, has raised an additional $15 million in financing.

Aug 14 2013

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A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that consumers have a very poor understanding of how the benefits work in their insurance coverage, particularly the deductibles and other cost-sharing features.

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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