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Jul 09 2012

Heatlh Leaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In just a few months, a patient may walk into an ambulatory surgery center, pull up the organization’s quality metrics on his or her smartphone, and walk right back out.

Jul 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

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WellPoint Inc.’s purchase of Medicaid insurer Amerigroup Corp. catapults WellPoint deep into the chase for a huge—but potentially risky—new market covering people with costly health problems known as dual-eligible patients

Jul 09 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WellPoint Inc. (WLP), the second-biggest U.S. health insurer, will buy Amerigroup Corp. (AGP) for $4.9 billion, a move that may spur a wave of acquisitions as companies compete to manage an expanding Medicaid market.

Jul 03 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As they brace for the eventual needs of the aging baby boom generation, hospice providers are working to diversify their services and dispel misconceptions about what they do.

Jul 03 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

MModal Inc., a provider of medical document processing technology, said it agreed to be bought by a JPMorgan Chase & Co. unit for about $1.1 billion.

Jul 03 2012

SacBee.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, said Monday it will acquire U.S. HealthWorks, which bills itself as the largest independent operator of occupational medicine and urgent care centers in the United States.

Jul 03 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the End Debt Collector Abuse Act of 2012 last Wednesday. The act would amend the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to include medical debt and would set limits on the access that debt collectors can have to hospital patients.

Jul 03 2012

SacBee.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

SXC Health Solutions Completes Merger with Catalyst Health Solutions

Jul 03 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials, including those in Florida, Texas and at least seven other Republican-leaning states, have said they may indeed walk away from the nearly $1 trillion federal pot

Jul 02 2012

Miami Herald

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Healthcare act survives, but it’s a tattered quilt

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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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