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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

Aug 08 2012

PR Newswire

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Care.com Raises $50 Million In e-Round Financing Led By Institutional Venture Partners

Aug 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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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

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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

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Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work

Aug 06 2012

Wall Street Journal

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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.

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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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