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Sep 11 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new report from a panel of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine estimated that roughly 30 percent of health care spending in 2009 — around $750 billion — was wasted on unnecessary or poorly delivered services and other needless costs.

Sep 11 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Threaten Seniors

Sep 10 2012

NPR Health Blog

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

How Broken Is The U.S. Health Care System? Let’s Count The Ways

Sep 10 2012

Kaiser Health News

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After the monthly jobs report on Friday, the next big federal report with  implications for the presidential race comes Wednesday morning when the Census Bureau releases its annual study on the number of people without health insurance.

Sep 10 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A $6.4 billion accord for U.S. drug and medical-device reviews is set to unravel just three months after taking effect as lawmakers squabble over budget cutbacks.

Sep 10 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About 10 to 15 percent of adults age 65 and older are believed to have mild cognitive impairment — a condition that can signal serious problems ahead: About half of people with this condition go on to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia within five years.

Sep 10 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More Young Adults Have Insurance After Health Care Law, Study Says

Sep 07 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The U.S. health-care system is plagued by about $765 billion in annual waste and needs stronger government leadership to coordinate practices as the Affordable Care Act increases burdens on caregivers

Sep 07 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With Medicaid, Long-Term Care of Elderly Looms as a Rising Cost

Sep 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

OPPS Comments Focus on Observation Status

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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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