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Jul 17 2012

NPR.org

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When Does An App Need FDA’s Blessing?

Jul 17 2012

Washington Post

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CBO says military health-care costs could soar

Jul 17 2012

Yahoo Finance

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Life Technologies Corporation today announced the acquisition of Navigenics, Inc.  – Expands Life Technologies’ Capabilities in Diagnostics

Jul 17 2012

Medpagetoday

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Among obese veterans, bariatric surgery — predominantly gastric bypass — was not associated with lower healthcare expenditures in the 3 years after the operation, researchers found.

Jul 17 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Opponents of the health-care overhaul are seizing on how tax credits to buy insurance are distributed as a new front in their fight against the law.

Jul 17 2012

IBJ.com

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The immediate reaction on Wall Street to last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama’s health care law was to buy hospital stocks and dump health insurance stocks. But at least one analyst expects the long-term outcome to be exactly opposite of that.

Jul 16 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Physicians added their voices on Wednesday to the intractable task of finding an informed solution to the sustainable growth rate

Jul 16 2012

Health Leaders Media

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Nearly All Nursing Homes Fail Federal Rules on Anti-Psychotics

Jul 16 2012

USA Today

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Health task force challenges conventions, faces condemnation

Jul 16 2012

Marketplace.org

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Video:  Health clinics brace for ‘pent-up demand’

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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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