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Aug 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Now that all user-facing technology is going mobile, the demands of wireless networking and the demand for every provider to have an “mHealth” strategy mean more infrastructure, more planning, and more cost when crafting a telemedicine strategy.

Aug 07 2012

The Atlantic

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Governor Rick Scott is one of a handful of national Republicans threatening not to expand Medicaid eligibility under President Obama’s health law. How the dance with Washington could play out

Aug 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Virtual office visits and virtual rounding have been shown to lower healthcare costs by reducing avoidable hospital admissions and providing regular access to care in remote parts of states

Aug 06 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work

Aug 06 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About one in three doctors across the country doesn’t accept new patients who are covered by Medicaid

Aug 06 2012

Yahoo News

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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 06 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama administration officials are getting ready to set up and operate new health insurance markets in about half the states, where local officials appear unwilling or unable to do so.

Aug 03 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under pressure to squeeze out costs, some of the U.S.’s biggest health insurers are quietly erecting more hurdles for patients seeking medical care.  The companies are in many cases reaching back to the 1990s and boosting the use of techniques that antagonized patients and doctors alike.

Aug 02 2012

California HealthLine

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Outsourcing, an established but fairly static practice in the U.S. health care industry, may grow in scope as the country experiences major shifts in health care delivery.

Aug 02 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Doctors Will Have To Figure Out Who Gets ‘No-Cost’ Birth Control

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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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