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Apr 24 2012

Washington Post

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If Supreme Court rejects Obama’s health law, employers, insurers will drive their own overhaul

Apr 24 2012

NPR.org

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A growing number of health experts are warning of potential collateral damage if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire 2010 Affordable Care Act: potential chaos in the Medicare program.

Apr 24 2012

Reuters

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ResCare, Inc. the largest private, non-franchise home care company in the country, announced today that it has selected MedApps, Inc. as its remote patient biometric monitoring partner.

Apr 23 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

G.A.O. Calls Test Project by Medicare Costly Waste

Apr 23 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cancer Screenings Stoke the Overdiagnosis Debate

Apr 23 2012

Bizjournals.com

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CareFusion to Sell Neurodiagnostic Business to Natus Medical for $58 Million

Apr 23 2012

Reuters

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Thomson Reuters Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell its Healthcare Business to Veritas Capital for $1.25 Billion

Apr 23 2012

MSNBC.com

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According to the CDC, individuals 65 years and older typically make up nearly 25 percent of adult emergency room visits. The creation of the geriatric centered emergency department represents a shift towards catering to the health needs of the growing aging population.

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

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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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