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Oct 09 2012

MedPageToday

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A quarter of all initial hospital admissions and roughly 60% of all walk-up emergency department (ED) visits are potentially preventable, the nonpartisan Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said Friday.

Oct 08 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Open Enrollment and Obamacare: What You Need to Know

Oct 08 2012

New York Times

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UnitedHealth to Buy Control of Brazilian Company for $4.9 Billion

Oct 08 2012

Philly.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Popularity of medical spas raises regulatory and health concerns

Oct 08 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Allscripts Said to Get Bids From Blackstone, Carlyle

Oct 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As electronic medical records systems make their way into healthcare’s regular workflow, two recent, but separate surveys show that physicians may be buying into the value of joining health information exchanges.

Oct 08 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Insurers Get Ready For Exchanges, But Exchanges May Not Be Ready For Them

Oct 05 2012

US News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A first-ever U.S. News analysis of nearly 6,000 health insurance plans marketed to individuals and families reveals that many of the consumers who enroll in these plans may confront budget-wrecking out-of-pocket costs that deplete their savings.

Oct 05 2012

SunTimes

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Chicago area workers can expect their average health care costs to jump 9.2 percent next year from 2012, according to an analysis by Lincolnshire-based Aon Hewitt released Wednesday.

Oct 05 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

U.S. Charges 91 Over Millions in False Medicare Bills

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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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