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May 11 2012

New York Times

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Unintended Consequence for Dialysis Patients as Drug Rule Changes

May 11 2012

BusinessWeek

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More than 2,600 U.S. drug stores, or 4 percent of all retail pharmacies, may have suspicious or excessive billing to Medicare, government investigators said.

May 11 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Affordable Care Act includes a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices that will take effect at the beginning of 2013.

May 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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There is fierce plastic surgery competition between hospitals and physician-run outpatient centers, with the debate focusing on safety.

May 10 2012

The NewsTribune.com

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The government has identified hundreds of hospitals whose Medicare patients are incurring especially high bills, a first step toward using bonuses and penalties to encourage more efficient health care nationwide.

May 10 2012

Post-Gazette.com

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United Healthcare makes its pitch to be solid provider in region steeped in uncertainty

May 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Primary care providers, some subspecialist physicians, and nurse practitioners who treat Medicaid patients would be paid at Medicare rates–in some cases up to nearly three times the amount that Medicaid pays–under a proposed rule

May 10 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Employee benefit administrator WageWorks made the greatest gain, but only after cutting its price. The stock closed at $12.60 on the New York Stock Exchange, up 40% from its initial public offering price of $9

May 09 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Primary care doctors treating Medicaid patients to get pay boost under Obama’s health care law

May 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

GSK Makes Hostile Human Genome Sciences Bid

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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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