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May 23 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Employment-Based Health Coverage Is Waning

May 23 2012

Wall Street Journal

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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

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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

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

May 22 2012

New York Times

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A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor

May 22 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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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

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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

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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.

May 22 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Trained Interpreters For Patients With Limited English Can Help Avoid Medical Mishaps

May 22 2012

InformationWeek.com

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New figures from Surescripts reveal that at the end of 2011, 58% (or 317,000) of office-based physicians were using e-prescribing tools to fill prescriptions, versus only 36% (190,000) in 2010.

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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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