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Aug 10 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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.

Aug 09 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance, the most common type in the U.S., rose an average of 9 percent for family plans in 2011

Aug 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Cigna is doubling down on its commercial ACO strategy.  The insurer has accelerated the development of its collaborative accountable care (CAC) program. The CAC is Cigna’s variation on the accountable care organizations (ACO) created as part of federal healthcare reform.

Aug 09 2012

MedPageToday

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More than 70% of large employers will cover weight-loss surgery in 2013 — a rate similar to past years, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health.

Aug 09 2012

LA Times

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Employers in retail and hospitality expect the sharpest increases in health plan costs due to the healthcare law, according to a new survey.

Aug 08 2012

Washington Post

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Obama’s health-care law: The fitness and wellness provisions you may have missed

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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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