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May 10 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

May 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More than 270 interested parties filed public comments regarding the Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposed rules, but it is a few paragraphs in the 68-page comment letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) that has drawn the attention and ire of patient and consumer advocate groups.

May 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The amount you and your spouse may need to cover health expenses in retirement climbed 4% from last year to $240,000, according to a new estimate by Fidelity Investments.

May 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Healthways is broadening its business model as it prepares for the loss of its Cigna contract, which over the course of the 14-year relationship grew to represent about 20% of Healthways’ annual revenue.

May 08 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

NowClinic, which started in 2010 and has expanded into 22 states, is part of the explosion of Web- and telephone-based medical services that experts say are transforming the delivery of primary health care

May 08 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obesity rates largely leveled off in the U.S. a decade ago, suggesting the worst might have been over. But about one-third of Americans are still obese, and a new study out Monday predicts that percentage will climb to 42% by 2030.

May 08 2012

Politico.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A study in the May edition of Health Affairs finds that hospitals’ power to win steep payment increases — and insurers’ relative inability to resist — varies quite a bit from one market to another.

May 08 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing policy changes that could make some of America’s most commonly used medications. The proposal would make accessing drugs significantly easier — and, in the eyes of some, perhaps make doctors less necessary.

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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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