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Jun 18 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Supreme Court’s imminent decision on the Affordable Care Act will trigger a political firestorm whether they accept the legislation in its entirety, throw out every page of the 906-page bill or do something in between

Jun 18 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according to a study released Monday.

Jun 18 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Some big employers are beefing up their clinic offerings further with a host of add-ons, including physical therapy, dental and vision exams, mental health counseling and even acupuncture and massage

Jun 18 2012

Yahoo.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Covering all the bases ahead of a momentous Supreme Court ruling, the Obama administration plans to move ahead with major parts of the president’s health care law if its most controversial provision does not survive

Jun 15 2012

PEHub

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Axial Exchange has acquired mRemedy, a company formed in 2009 by DoApp and Mayo Clinic to offer a mobile healthcare platform to healthcare providers. Axial Exchange is backed by a syndicate of top venture capital firms, led by Canaan Partners.

Jun 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Premera Blue Cross, a Washington State-based insurer, has reduced its healthcare costs by increasing the fee-for-service reimbursements it pays to some of its physicians.

Jun 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Look for a jump in spending as more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are enacted.

Jun 15 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Some stories have fueled suspicions among independent pharmacies that CVS Caremark is capitalizing on Medicaid changes to expand its retail business at the expense of locally owned pharmacies.

Jun 15 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A program to fight fraud in the Medicaid health system for the poor has cost the U.S. at least $102 million in auditing fees since 2008 while identifying less than $20 million in overpayments,

Jun 14 2012

InformationWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Regional health information exchanges team up with IBM and other IT vendors to build the massive Statewide Health Information Network of New York.

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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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