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May 21 2012

Bloomberg

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A $6.4 billion effort to speed U.S. reviews of new drugs and medical devices is a step closer to law.

May 21 2012

Bloomberg

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The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.

May 21 2012

Washington Post

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As the federal government pumps billions of bonus dollars into private Medicare health plans to encourage better care, the quality rating system used to award the bonuses is coming under increasing fire.

May 21 2012

Wall Street Journal

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If the Supreme Court strikes down the law as unconstitutional, according to Kaiser, the roughly 16 million low-income adults that the Medicaid expansion would help would likely remain uninsured.

May 18 2012

Washington Post

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Doctors ditching the prescription pad as more than a third of prescriptions now are electronic

May 18 2012

NPR.org

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Embattled Hospital Debt Collector Taps Politicians For Defense

May 18 2012

Washington Post

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Nearly 62,000 ‘uninsurable’ patients could lose coverage if the health care law is overturned

May 18 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the award of $181 million in new grants to help states establish health insurance exchanges.

May 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Today many hospitals are on Twitter, but only some are using the network to its full marketing potential and gaining measurable results.

May 17 2012

Annals of Family Medicine

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EHR use was not associated with better adherence to care guidelines or a more rapid improvement in adherence.

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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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