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Aug 24 2012

Fiscal Times

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Nearly one in four of those polled in the 2012 Open Enrollment Survey of the Aflac WorkForces Report say they chose the wrong level of insurance coverage, or benefit options they didn’t need.

Aug 23 2012

Reuters

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The Republican chairman of a House of Representatives investigatory panel sought documents on Wednesday from the Internal Revenue Service in a battle with the White House over the Democrats’ controversial healthcare law.

Aug 23 2012

Bloomberg

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Royal Philips Electronics NV will start selling a robot-assisted medical system to treat obstructed coronary arteries as it seeks to advance its lead in the booming market for image-guided intervention therapy

Aug 23 2012

Bizjournals.com

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The American Hospital Association has asked Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, for clarification on Medicaid expansion.

Aug 23 2012

The Hill

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The four-year project will be administered by the Medicare agency’s Innovation Center, a creation of the 2010 healthcare law that seeks to reduce costs and improve healthcare delivery.

Aug 22 2012

New York Times

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If we must ration our care to hold down costs in the future, how can we do it in a fair, efficient and transparent way?

Aug 22 2012

Reuters

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A U.S. health panel may soon make HIV testing as standard a practice as checking cholesterol levels, a move that would fundamentally change how the virus is detected and treated

Aug 22 2012

InformationWeek

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Health IT’s Next Big Challenge: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Aug 22 2012

Fiscal Times

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Under Ohio’s new approach, almost 10 percent of the Medicaid payments to nursing homes will depend on factors including residents’ satisfaction, rates of medical complications and the number of nurses on staff.

Aug 22 2012

PR Newswire

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Leica Biosystems announced that an affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aperio, a leading provider of ePathology solutions.

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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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