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Mar 27 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Beginning this month, CMS is requiring suppliers to engage in competitive bidding to supply seniors with this equipment in 91 of the nation’s largest markets

Mar 27 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Health-care companies had a harder time than anyone going public last year, but that isn’t stopping them from trying.

Mar 26 2012

Statesman.com

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Curious consumers start to see more hospital data – Hospitals bracing for new way of being paid based on their performance, patient ratings.

Mar 26 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Weight-loss surgery proved far more effective than medication in controlling blood sugar among obese patients in two new studies, strengthening the case that the stomach-shrinking procedures should be considered an important treatment option for Type 2 diabetes.

Mar 26 2012

NPR.org

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Reading Between The Lines Of Monday’s Supreme Court Arguments

Mar 26 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Free health clinics have long been places people turn to when they don’t have health insurance or money to pay for care. But the health law’s expansion of coverage puts free clinics in uncharted territory.

Mar 22 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Congress’s reliance on the Commerce Clause to support the individual mandate was politically expedient but constitutionally deficient.

Mar 22 2012

Bloomberg

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Small Businesses Confused by Costs Waver on Health Coverage

Mar 22 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Most hospitals are well equipped to serve non-English speaking patients, from employing certified translators to stocking multilingual health flyers in information racks. But few are just as able to communicate with those same patients online.

Mar 22 2012

Bloomberg

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A nursing shortage in the U.S. that led to a decade-long push for new hires and more graduates in the field is over, at least until 2020 when a glut of retirees will leave a new gap to fill, researchers said.

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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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