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Apr 11 2012

Fiscal Times

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Hospital and physician groups are stepping up their efforts to control spending with a special emphasis on limiting labor costs.

Apr 11 2012

NPR.org

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It may sound counterintuitive, but a panel of experts from the Institute of Medicine has concluded that the best way to slow the nation’s breakneck spending on medical care is to impose a tax on every health care transaction.

Apr 11 2012

PR Newswire

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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its BD Biosciences – Discovery Labware unit, excluding its Advanced Bioprocessing platform, to Corning Incorporated

Apr 10 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

For the Elderly, Emergency Rooms of Their Own

Apr 10 2012

PE Hub

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Genstar Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, is paying $8.00 per share in cash to buy eResearchTechnology Inc., a provider of health outcomes research services to biopharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations

Apr 10 2012

Bloomberg

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Medicaid Insurers Plunge as Ohio Dumps Old Business for New

Apr 10 2012

NPR.org

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With Cancer Care, The U.S. Spends More, But Gets More

Apr 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Two studies show that the individual mandate and penalties for noncompliance would directly affect only a small number of Americans

Apr 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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HHS released a proposed rule Monday announcing a one-year delay of the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS. If finalized, ICD-10 would become effective October 1, 2014.

Apr 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As insurers try to get members to take better care of themselves, they are turning to tactics from the world of digital gaming.

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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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