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May 23 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The striking new hospital buildings built by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, and Lurie Children’s Hospital, in Chicago exemplify patient-centric design on a big budget.

May 23 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The new health care law is already transforming the way care is delivered, and the changes will continue regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the mandate for most Americans to carry health insurance.

May 23 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Employment-Based Health Coverage Is Waning

May 23 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Congressional Republicans are divided over what to do if the Supreme Court strikes down all or part of the health-care overhaul next month.

May 22 2012

The Atlantic

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new study finds that patients’ opinions of the care they receive can be quite different from the actual quality of the medical care. More alarming is that opinions and experiences vary greatly by race.

May 22 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Romney Is About to Make Bush’s Health-Care Blunder

May 22 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor

May 22 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Although the code set change is intended to be revenue neutral, ICD-10 includes more than 155,000 codes, a significant expansion from the current 17,000 codes in ICD-9. The transition touches nearly every member of a hospital or health system

May 22 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of New York and 41 other Roman Catholic institutions sued the Obama administration in federal court Monday, the latest push against a requirement in the health-care-overhaul law that employers cover contraception in workers’ health plans.

May 22 2012

The Hill

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Tax credits in President Obama’s healthcare law aren’t big enough to prompt small businesses to start offering healthcare benefits, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.

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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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