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Dec 21 2012

emerg.

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Most states are not prepared to handle any significant public health emergency, according to a new assessment.

Dec 20 2012

US Drug spending

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According to IBIS, drug spending in the US dropped 5% in 2012, largely due to generic substitution.  The firm projects continuing revenue declines in the next few years.

Dec 20 2012

R & D Spending

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US life sciences companies will increase R & D spending about 5% in 2013 to around $190 billion, according to researchers

Dec 20 2012

malpractice

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Surgical never-events continue to occur at a high rate, according to researchers as many as 4000 a year.

Dec 19 2012

states and medicaid

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

States are continuing to face very high Medicaid costs that they are unlikely to be able to afford.

Dec 19 2012

Gallup on costs

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Many US adults still put off care because of costs, according to a new Gallup Poll

Nov 15 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

GOP-Led States Could Halt Obama’s Medicaid Push

Nov 15 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With a federal deadline looming Friday, 10 states remained undecided about whether to build state-based online insurance markets designed to help millions of people buy health coverage starting next October.

Nov 13 2012

InformationWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare Electronic Submissions System Makes Slow Start – Only 5.5% of the records requested by Medicare auditors went through the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation system as claims attachments during the first program year.

Nov 10 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Allscripts Confirms Sale Talks as Alternatives Reviewed

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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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