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Aug 15 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Profits at the health care industry giant HCA, which controls 163 hospitals from New Hampshire to California, have soared, far outpacing those of most of its competitors.

Aug 15 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ryan’s current plan offers a “premium support” alternative, where seniors would be granted a certain amount of money to use for Medicare, which would continue in its present form, or for alternative programs.

Aug 15 2012

Reuters

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U.S. buyout fund Carlyle Group said on Wednesday it has acquired a 13.5 percent stake in Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Group Co Ltd, placing a bet on rising spending on preventive healthcare from China’s growing middle class

Aug 14 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare has moved to the center of this year’s presidential campaign for a single overriding reason: shrinking the nation’s long-term government deficit demands dealing with health care costs

Aug 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The debate continues to rage: Are meaningful use requirements too specific or too vague? On target or wide of the mark?

Aug 14 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new study indicates 12 states have an obesity rate higher than 30 percent.

Aug 14 2012

AMA

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Half of EHR systems sold to physician practices are now replacements, up from 30% last year, according to a recent study by research firm KLAS.

Aug 14 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s fiscal commission, said escalating Medicare costs stand to squeeze out the rest of domestic government spending.

Aug 14 2012

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Obama administration this week will try to encourage reluctant U.S. states to move forward with health insurance exchanges amid fears that time is running out

Aug 14 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Consumer groups on Monday said state and federal regulators should move quickly to set rules to protect Americans from health insurance premium “rate shocks” and to prevent insurers from charging far higher rates in low income areas

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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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