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Oct 29 2012

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Over the next 18 months, between one quarter and one half of Americans who get insurance coverage through their employers will pay more of their doctor bills themselves as companies roll out healthcare plans with higher deductibles, benefits consultants say. The result: sticker shock.

Oct 26 2012

BusinessWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

McKesson Corp., the largest U.S. drug distributor, agreed to acquire PSS World Medical Inc. for about $1.62 billion to expand in medical supplies and services.

Oct 26 2012

Bloomberg

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Spending on Medicaid, the U.S. health insurance program for the poor, grew at its slowest rate since 2006 in a signal the economy is improving, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Oct 26 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health-care companies sitting on piles of cash may start doing more deals next year as they seek products that can bolster sales, said four top U.S. dealmakers.

Oct 25 2012

InformationWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Feds Take Critical Look At Meaningful Use Payments – Office of Inspector General investigating whether providers’ EHR use has resulted in Medicare overcharges.

Oct 25 2012

PRWeb

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Leica Biosystems Completes Acquisition of Aperio, a Galen Partners Portfolio Company

Oct 25 2012

BusinessWire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, one of the nation’s leading providers of medical billing, practice management, and coding services for specialty physicians, hospitals, and surgery centers, has acquired Medrium, Inc.

Oct 24 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With a revamped hospital safety and quality ranking system, Healthgrades takes its place among other groups scoring health systems: Leapfrog Group, Consumer Reports, U.S. News & World Report, Truven, and Hospital Compare.

Oct 24 2012

Dispatch.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals charging fees for facility use

Oct 24 2012

KaiserHealth News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

To recruit more doctors to treat the poor, President Barack Obama’s health law took a simple approach: temporarily pay doctors more money.

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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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