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Apr 23 2012

Yahoo.com

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An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare.  Those problems are getting new attention Monday as the trustees who oversee the massive programs release their annual financial reports.

Apr 23 2012

Kaiser Health News

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States Consider Limiting Patient Costs For Physical, Speech, Occupational Therapy

Apr 23 2012

The Hill

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Democrats expressing buyers’ remorse on Obama’s healthcare law

Apr 20 2012

Washington Post

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Regulators are proposing that food companies that want to use tiny engineered particles in their packaging will have to provide extra testing data to show the products are safe.

Apr 20 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Leaders Weigh in on Defensive Medicine

Apr 20 2012

Reuters

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A study released on Thursday shows that one in four working-age Americans went without insurance at some point in 2011, often as a result of unemployment and other job changes.

Apr 20 2012

Marketwatch.com

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SeraCare Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Linden Capital Partners

Apr 20 2012

NPR.org

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Doctors Group Tells Patients To Go For Cheaper, High-Value Treatments

Apr 20 2012

Reuters

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Consumer-directed U.S. health insurance surges

Apr 20 2012

KQED.org

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Technology Enables Collaborative Doctor-Patient Relationships

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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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