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May 11 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Controversy – CMS Cuts Red Tape, Providers to Save $5B

May 11 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Alere, the maker of medical diagnostics equipment received a subpoena from the Department of Health and Human Services related to quality testing and performance characteristics on Alere Triage products.

May 11 2012

NPR.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Medicare data can pinpoint differences between hospitals wherever they might be — across the country from one another or right next door. If Medicare’s calculations are right, there may be a little bit of McAllen in a lot of places.

May 11 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

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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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