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Aug 13 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions

Aug 13 2012

Post Gazette

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Opponents of the law say they won’t set up new private health insurance markets called exchanges. But increasingly, it’s looking as though Washington will just do it for them.

Aug 13 2012

MN Public Radio

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Demand for home health care workers is soaring as baby boomers — the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 — get older and states try to save money by moving people out of more costly nursing homes.

Aug 13 2012

New York Times

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Democrats in Congress and advocates for low-income people say coverage may be unaffordable for millions of Americans because of a cramped reading of the law

Aug 13 2012

MedPageToday

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Although animals have been critical in driving healthcare innovation, simulators have grown increasingly sophisticated

Aug 10 2012

Bloomberg

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Nestle, the Swiss maker of Nescafe coffee and KitKat, said it’s looking for acquisitions to strengthen its health-science range for chronic diseases and brain health.

Aug 10 2012

Bloomberg

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Hackers Encrypt Health Records and Hold Data for Ransom

Aug 10 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Medicare Seeks To Cut Number Of Seniors Denied Nursing Home Coverage After Hospital Stays

Aug 10 2012

Chicago Tribune

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Investors in U.S. hospital companies can expect more scrutiny of billing practices and the medical need for expensive treatments as the federal government faces greater pressure to recoup billions in fraudulent claims

Aug 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The federal announcement this week that states may choose to expand their Medicaid programs to 138% of the federal poverty level for some period of time, and then later drop out, could provoke some states deeply opposed or on the fence to reconsider.

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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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